Gregory's Server> I have PLENTY of time and skills
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 @tennoseremel I'm not "expecting" anything. I'm just saying how exactly is everything going to hell. @tennoseremel And yes, I know nobody from the user's side has any money. That's the key issue. That's what I'm saying. @tennoseremel Yes, and they don't, because they either don't want or can't. So... Ads. @drq What exactly do you want people to do? Because paying for everything you visit is mathematically impossible for the most of the population. @tennoseremel This is exactly what I'm saying. @drq It didn't yet. Maybe some things want to be too big for their own good :blobcatthinking: @tennoseremel They certainly do. And some certainly are too big for their own good. At which point they start farming and eating people. Not literally, but their data. @drq Not really. At least not everywhere and you don't really *have to* datamine people to show ads, if you go with ads. Simply show ads which are relevant to the site/article in question. @tennoseremel The less data you mine - the less money you get. The worse off you are as a service provider. It's catch-22. @drq TBH, datamined ads rarely suggest anything useful. Can't speak for everyone here, though. In any case, you don't need to earn all the money that exists, but just enough to continue doing whatever you do.  @drq @tennoseremel
"the complexity of what you do rises over time" Maybe it shouldn't :) It works for some other things. E.g. bread gets sold just as it is just fine. Same can work for news site. @drq @tennoseremel There is also charity.
Our problem is that everyone sees the Internet as the source of income. This kind of paradigm of course means everyone is supposed to pay and as much as you can make them. It wasn't always the case. |
@drq So, how are you expecting everyone to pay up? Even 1 cent per page adds up really fast. Especially if your income is low. Do you say that the Internet is only for those who can afford to pay up that much? I don't agree with that.