Ad Revenue Value
Commenters debate the economic value of online advertisements, questioning if ad revenue from non-paying users exceeds what paying subscribers would contribute, and discussing ad costs, targeting premiums, and advertiser returns.
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Are advertisers really paying that much?
they are certainly not charging less for targeted ads, the opposite is true.
My guess is the value of you seeing the ads is probably worth more to them than whatever you're willing to pay to stop seeing them.
Are you sure ads cost that much?
The ads for paying users are probably worth a lot more than for non paying users.
Forcing higher cost to serve ads is not a bad thing...
The money you would likely pay would be less than what they can make by selling you ads (as a whole). If you were willing to pay > $1000 for software and services there was no reason for companies to maintain an Ad business.
This is incorrect as companies will pay less for ads that convert less.
You're underestimating how much ads pay.
What would you pay to see a GOOD ad?