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Evan Prodromou

@J12t @mike so, I appreciate the question! I like having the choice of how I pay for my services. I think some people would rather make the tradeoff of not paying directly, but seeing ads. It think if they have a choice to opt in or out of that structure, it's fine. I don't actually think there's a way for us to stop it! My guess is that server choice will make advertisements have to be much more useful and informative. If they're too intrusive, people will bail out.

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Johannes Ernst replied to Evan

@evan Yep, that's more the answer I would give, too: the #fediverse is all about choice: which instance to join or whether to self-host, which app to use, which people to connect with and not and who to ban, and a choice of funding/business model for the products and services we use.

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Mike McCue replied to Johannes

@J12t @evan Yes. In order for the fediverse to scale significantly it will have to be subsidized one way or another. There are multiple models to choose from. Smaller services can be 100% non profit. For larger services that provide significant value, some people will want to make donations or pay subscriptions rather than see ads. Others will prefer ads instead of subscriptions as long as the ads are respectful re: privacy and attention. There could also be hybrid models via tokenization.

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