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Re:Flattr is closing down by scrollaway on Thursday January 18, 2024 @07:57AM (#39041133)
It’s also a huge waste of energy at a time when the planet is on fire.
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Re:Flattr is closing down by geokon on Thursday January 18, 2024 @10:30AM (#39042923)
it's got some downsides - but so does the alternative. Have you considered the harmful effects of advertisement on society? I think people's cellphone warming up a bit is a smaller price to pay
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Re:Flattr is closing down by JoshTriplett on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:54PM (#39049715)
That's a false dichotomy: cryptominers are not the only alternative to ads.
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Re:Flattr is closing down by geokon on Thursday January 18, 2024 @10:20PM (#39051211)
that was literally what the parent comment said: "This is why ads are the only viable business model". No alternative to ads has been really made viable. Fattr shutting down makes the point
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