• vortic@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I have been on the internet since 1993 and have always been disappointed that a subscription/donation model didn’t beat out an ad-driven model. I wonder if this is going to push us towards a subscription/donation model as things move behind paywalls tplo protect against bots.

    I don’t really want to pay subscription fees, but I am definitely tired of ads and being the product. I’d rather be sold a good product.

    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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      7 hours ago

      That would suck. Going back to paywalled gardens would be awful.

      I still host three useful websites and admin participate in a lot more. We don’t have ads.

      But that is few and far between these days.