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minus-square DogMuffins ( @DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoThe whole “pay to avoid ads” model is so weird though.
minus-square trailing9 ( @trailing9@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink5•edit-21 year agoYou look at it backwards. It’s ‘watch ads to avoid paying’. Paying is the default way to buy something.
minus-square DogMuffins ( @DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoWell, it’s the default way of paying for physical objects and professional services. It hasn’t really been the default way of paying for online services.
minus-square trailing9 ( @trailing9@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoThat’s the problem if you want professional online services. Being the product should be the weird option.
minus-square jmp242 ( @jmp242@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoI mean, not so much to me. You need to pay for something somehow, either via ads or money.
The whole “pay to avoid ads” model is so weird though.
You look at it backwards. It’s ‘watch ads to avoid paying’.
Paying is the default way to buy something.
Well, it’s the default way of paying for physical objects and professional services.
It hasn’t really been the default way of paying for online services.
That’s the problem if you want professional online services. Being the product should be the weird option.
I mean, not so much to me. You need to pay for something somehow, either via ads or money.