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0 pointsharikb3y ago0 comments

The collective value of your View/Clicks is far higher than $10 to advertizers per month. Most people wouldn't pay that amount.

This is just like insurance. Old people are subsidized by young. A rich person's View in the developed country is subsidizing Google just being available to a poor person elsewhere.

Don't assume that (a) people are ready to pay the true cost of running a site like Google without ads or (b) that it will even end up being a good thing for humanity overall.

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bee_rider3y ago· 4 in thread

We should just let the market sort it out. If people don’t want to pay as much as a website needs to be run, they should just not use the website, it can go out of business if necessary, and space can be opened up for a more efficient service provider.

I mean we’re basically allowing for an information asymmetry here, right? Which messes with supply and demand. Economists should be pissed.

ponector3y ago

Isn't is already sorted out? Current model full of ads is the best for business.

seanp2k23y ago

The juiciest model is to make content that people go nuts for, like sports, then charge $100/mo for access to it, then run ads on top of that, i.e. what Comcast / Hulu do. You want the sports, so you have no choice but to pay what they demand and watch all the awful ads. They won't sell the rights to anyone because it's such a cash cow, and they know they don't even need to offer an ad-free experience, because the whole thing is just a gimmick to shove ads and marketing down throats in the first place.

bee_rider3y ago

The suppliers and the demanders can’t agree on an efficient price if the demanders don’t know what the price is.

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peyton3y ago

A monopolist is charging rent.

eastbound3y ago· 1 in thread

> A rich person's View in the developed country is subsidizing Google just being available to a poor person elsewhere.

I like having my mind turned upside down. Thank you for broadening my perspective.

seanp2k23y ago

Also why scammers in poor countries are so dedicated; they can make many times what they would from working a legit job just by scamming your grandparents over the internet. They might only need a few successes per month to make it worth the time.

freedomben3y ago

Very fair point. The Law of Unintended Consequences could be a beast.

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