If people say that they rely on advertising money, feel free to remind them that you don’t owe them a working business model

@aurynn then please, unless you donate money directly, do not access the services that rely on ads to fund their operation, thanks! Really sorry that nothing comes for free in this capitalist world.

@brawaru I do not owe anyone a working business model.

@aurynn and nobody owes your entitled self anything for free. Human work must be paid, hosting has to be paid, investments have to be paid back, etc. Everything in life costs money, and ads is one of the ways to earn them without locking down the service behind paywall. I'd agree that more ethical or integrated approaches are better, e.g. sponsored articles, but that's rarely an option. Most people wouldn't subscribe unless forced, many don't understand the importance of donations.

@aurynn don't cry about paywalls and subscription nags when you see them, they're a consequence of your actions that you shrugged off as not your problem and encouraged people who can't be bothered about ads to use ABs :P