Nick @ The Linux ExperimentJul 11, 2023

With the recent moves from #Twitter, #Reddit, and even #Youtube, I think it’s becoming clear that ads are not a sustainable business model in the long run (and yes, I know I run a YouTube channel funded by ads 😅)

I took a look at a few examples, at how this decline is also making the web worse for everyone, at alternative platforms, and tried to imagine what an internet without ads to fund content creation and big platforms could look like:

https://youtu.be/NdTLj-xcqGM

The AD-BASED internet is DYING, and it's getting WORSE in the process

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@thelinuxEXP Those ads you run are definitely small fish compared to other revenue streams. Makes sense that ads are dying and subscriber sponsorship and federated social media is growing in its place
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@thelinuxEXP Well, the Youtube auto-ads that is 👀

I think there's something to be said about how people aren't necessarily against advertising (for better or worse). When it's intrusive and untargeted (with targeting necessarily meaning invasion of privacy) people aren't interested.

But running a sponsored segment in your video gives YOU directly more money (and not a dodgy revenue share scheme) and directly targets a product to an audience that'll be receptive to it.

Jul 11, 2023 at 7:29pmWeb