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0 pointsMiguelX4133y ago0 comments

It's still centralized, proprietary, and going to have the harmful business model of advertising, no?

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wskish3y ago· 2 in thread

Of all those, "advertising" is the only fundamentally evil one, and he is chipping away at that one.

I strongly disagree. Also what would he replace it with? You seriously don't think his alternative revenue sources meant to be anything but supplementary, do you?

wskish3y ago

given the strength of the network effects a subscription model is worth exploring, which seems to be what he is pursuing.

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