Re:It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal
by sbarre on Sunday June 05, 2022 @10:51AM
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>I think advertising should be illegal but companies like Google will never let that happen. So I use software like uBlock Origin to block ads whenever I can.
Honest question (and I am not fan of advertising here and not trying to be an apologist)..
What business model replaces it, in your mind?
In the world that exists today, how do companies who provide free services online (including the creation of information) pay their staff and their operational costs, if not through being paid to display ads or sponsorships?
Do all websites become subscriptions?
Re:It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal
by wahnfrieden on Sunday June 05, 2022 @11:11AM
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The replacement is not another business model
Re:It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal
by sbarre on Monday June 06, 2022 @11:05AM
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Sure that's a nice thought.. Then reality comes knocking.
Re:It costs $110k to fully gear up in Diablo Immortal
by wahnfrieden on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:24AM
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See capitalist realism
It is.
> Why should we not use the tools democracy provides to shape society?
We should, if we can. I'm just not holding my breath.
I think copyright should be abolished but the trillion dollar companies that depend on it will never allow that to happen. So we're better off de facto abolishing it by making copyright unenforceable and eliminating consequences for copyright infringement.
I think advertising should be illegal but companies like Google will never let that happen. So I use software like uBlock Origin to block ads whenever I can.