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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2017 04:18:02 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   • ∑ XahLee
   @xahlee That's not actually true. Newspapers and magazines, though they generally had some subscription revenue, were always dependent on advertising. TV and radio broadcasts (in the US, where most broadcasters are not tax supported) is wholly dependent on advertising.
   
   Why? Because few people would or could pay what it would cost to present their content without the ads. This carried over to Web sites and mobile "apps" for the same reason. Each individual has a very limited pool of funds, and so they are unlikely to blow it all on supporting a very small number of the sites or apps or magazines or newspapers that they use.
   
   Ad-supported sites and apps, like ad-supported newspapers, magazines, and broadcasts before them, exist because micro-payments is a failed concept and no other concept has arisen to fund so many content providers. Indeed, I am concerned that #Patreon and #crowd-funding type sites may soon crest and begin their decline. As these sites are the alternate funding method of the day, this could push even more sites into advert-land.
   • Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2017 04:22:22 UTC Stephen Michael Kellat

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     • ∑ XahLee
     @lnxw48a1 @xahlee The economic fundamentals of much of the Internet are not sound these days even with ads.
     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} and Bob Mottram repeated this.