BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoJust a reminder we are the future of social media.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up11.99Karrow-down139
arrow-up11.95Karrow-down1imageJust a reminder we are the future of social media.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square181fedilink
minus-squaremrmanager@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI’m not sure about that. What if advertising were used to cover server costs, just like donations right now? Then the community may be fine with it. But I think it’s very dangerous to go down that route. Because it’s going to become about higher profits, not just covering costs, in the long run.
minus-squareExcrubulent@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI don’t know either, but so far not a single instance has even tried to my knowledge. I have a very hard time imagining people being okay with it.
minus-squareMoorshou@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoAs long as the ads are good ads, I’m using Adnauseaum to block most though.
I’m not sure about that. What if advertising were used to cover server costs, just like donations right now? Then the community may be fine with it.
But I think it’s very dangerous to go down that route. Because it’s going to become about higher profits, not just covering costs, in the long run.
I don’t know either, but so far not a single instance has even tried to my knowledge. I have a very hard time imagining people being okay with it.
As long as the ads are good ads, I’m using Adnauseaum to block most though.