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minus-squareChrisLicht@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoMaybe this is the equivalent of defending ethical capitalism, but an ad-supported model can enable poor users to access content they couldn’t afford if it were paid.
minus-squareDogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·11 months agoNo, that’s just how it appears through the advertising revenue model. Bear in mind this model has been actively developed over the last 20+ years. Imagine of other models enjoyed that kind of attention. Consumers pay for ads in product costs. Access for poor people is a myth.
minus-squareWasPentalive@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoIf you are too poor to consume the advertised items/services then the actual customers of those products/services are paying for your access. I personally use an ad-blocker, but I only hate ads because they can be a vector for malware. P.s. I also use StartPage as my search engine of choice.
Maybe this is the equivalent of defending ethical capitalism, but an ad-supported model can enable poor users to access content they couldn’t afford if it were paid.
No, that’s just how it appears through the advertising revenue model.
Bear in mind this model has been actively developed over the last 20+ years. Imagine of other models enjoyed that kind of attention.
Consumers pay for ads in product costs. Access for poor people is a myth.
If you are too poor to consume the advertised items/services then the actual customers of those products/services are paying for your access.
I personally use an ad-blocker, but I only hate ads because they can be a vector for malware. P.s. I also use StartPage as my search engine of choice.