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The "Cheap" Web (potato.cheap)
submitted 2 years ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cheap ≠ free Making nice things is difficult and time-consuming.

If we want people to make nice things for us, we have to pay for their rent and grocery bills and raw materials.

If you are spending less than $1 per hour on your entertainment (podcasts, videos, articles, games, books, etc.), consider finding ways to support creators and the infrastructure that supports them.

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

I totally agree. I pay for most of the podcasts and written stuff I read with subscriptions. For the most part, that gets me ad-free content.

It's annoying that there are professional podcasters who don't give me an ad free subscription option. I'm pretty sure a $50/year subscription fee would be more lucrative than the fractions of a penny they get for throwing an ad at me. But whatever.