Re:Why I Work on Ads
by echelon on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:14PM
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> The alternative of paying $9.99/month for Youtube...
I do pay for YouTube Red, and it's worth it to not see ads.
> micropayments for each search query or a "Google Search Engine yearly subscription"
I would pay for this, too.
> ... or Patreon donations for video content ...
I do it for music. It feels really good to support creators directly.
Ads are the worst, and I adblock everything.
I'd happily pay for web content if there were microtransactions. Either that, or a content marketplace that disburses based on views or some other accounting.
I do pay for YouTube Red, and it's worth it to not see ads.
> micropayments for each search query or a "Google Search Engine yearly subscription"
I would pay for this, too.
> ... or Patreon donations for video content ...
I do it for music. It feels really good to support creators directly.
Ads are the worst, and I adblock everything.
I'd happily pay for web content if there were microtransactions. Either that, or a content marketplace that disburses based on views or some other accounting.