Bonus Panel

Transcript

[A man in a suit stands on stage, arms outstretched before a crowd]

Suit: And with AI we won’t need apps anymore. We’ll have a single terminal from which you can find anything you want!

[A man in the crowd shouts back]

Heckler: That used to be called the internet!

[The man on stage shouts, his arms raised in anger. His robot minions rush after the heckler, drones fly after the heckler overhead as the heckler flees]

Suit: Seize him!

[Bonus Panel: The author shouts at the stage]

Author: Bring back Memepool!

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  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Im on Lemmy specifically to not have ads.

    That seems to be a topic a little orthogonal to the current one.

    Nevertheless, how should Lemmy sites remain online? Is it the ads you hate, or the algorithm that prioritized revenue over your experience? If you hate the algorithm, that’s understandable; but if you want to use a service without kicking anything in - viewing interspersed ads or paying a subscription - that suggests some hypocrisy that I’d rather not assume exists.

    So what kind of subscription did you negotiate, and can we sign up as well?

    • grue@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 days ago

      What are you talking about? Lemmy doesn’t have ads; this ad was just part of the comic image and has fuck-all to do with it being posted here.

      Lemmy.world takes donations, and AFAIK it’s funded just fine.

      • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Lemmy occasionally has announcement posts: “Hey bros, we’d like it if more people could donate to assist with hosting/maintenance costs”. That, by any basic standard, is an ad, just like choosing to support these artists is a purchase.

        Any mention of a popular game or movie, like recent reviews, is also effectively an ad. The difference is, some can be less obtrusive, or even openly invited because the user base is actively seeking the type of item being advertised.

    • Grimy@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 days ago

      Uhhhh bro, why is everyone coming at me with “Lemmy won’t survive without ads”.

      Almost every comic posted here since the start hasn’t had banner ads. This artist is starting to include it, just ban those specifically.

      Lemmy doesn’t need ads, this isn’t Reddit.