• tabular@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Paying to access content makes a lot more sense that hoping someone willingly watches an advert on their own hardware.

    An indirect, alternate could be universal basic income - which makes it easier for people to choose less profitable options.

    • The Octonaut@mander.xyz
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      4 hours ago

      Just so we’re clear, you’re proposing UBI as a solution to a global website showing ads

      • tabular@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        To authors of works getting compensated for sharing their efforts. So here it’s a video content on a website, but also any other works on any other protocol.

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      11 hours ago

      A lot of people either don’t want to pay, or can’t pay (eg people in developing nations with very low income). I agree that UBI would help, but we’re a long way off from that being a standard thing in one country, let alone worldwide.

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        7 hours ago

        Those people who can’t pay aren’t really worth anything to advertise to, though.