@ItsThatDeafGuy @gumnos @dalias I believe (but could be very wrong) that “most” people would happily pay for good enough solutions that don’t have advertising and don’t sell your data to others. That’s how the Internet used to work.
But most successful services get bought out by bigger ones, with shareholders and growth targets. At which point covering your costs stops being the goal
Yeah, I’m cynical. Sue me, #genX
@WiteWulf @ItsThatDeafGuy @gumnos That's why you have to set it up so there is no path to monetize the platform & sell out.