• Dayroom7485@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    … give them money.

    This point though. Do you pay for the content you consume? If not, you contribute to creators gravitating towards advertisement to pay rent with their work.

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        9 months ago

        There are services out there that sell my data, even if I pay for them, such as Netflix or Spotify. There are also content creators out there that I can pay that respect my privacy. Most newspapers work that way, and some podcasts, too.

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      9 months ago

      Use patreon, liberapay, and open collective to pay the creator directly, then aggressively block ads. Thats what I do.

      The point is to give creators money, not advertisers

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        This is the way - avoid ads as much as possible, and support environments/services/creators that respect your privacy directly with money.

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        The point is, you’re an exception.

        Cororations found out long ago that most people value a couple bucks a month more than they value a 1-3 minute chunk of their time a few times an hour while they’re being entertained.

        Listen, pay me a dollar and I’ll show you a cool mind trick.

        Oh, you dont have/want to spend a dollar? Or you’re skeptical of the trick? Well, you could just listen to me hum a tune for a few seconds and then I’ll show you the trick. In fact, you don’t even have to listen, just let me hum a tune in your presence. Just for a few seconds. Then I’ll show the trick anyway.

        Sound better? Cool.

        Hmmm Hmm Hmmmm Hmm

        That wasn’t so bad.

        Ready for the cool trick?

        You already missed it. That was the trick. Be sure to smash the bell and hit subscribe.