For context, I’m on an iPhone using Firefox. I can’t use uBlock Origin, but am ready to block on the DNS level after this.

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    2 years ago

    Yeah, that’s fine, but at some point we need to start talking about alternative methods of monetization for websites. On the one hand, compiling a list of recipies on a website and maintaining that website is not easy or cheap and the owners should be able to make money out of it. On the other hand, the user should be able to pay for this comfortably and have a nice experience on the website.

    This ad model doesn’t serve any of the two, business or consumer.

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      2 years ago

      There are subscription recipe sites.

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        2 years ago

        Yes, but paid content is not the norm and the reason for that is that blatant advertising and shoving malaware down people’s throats on grandma’s recipe website is not only legal, it’s a predictable business model.

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        2 years ago

        You’re suggesting subscriptions… On Lemmy…? Good luck lol.

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      2 years ago

      The Internet was just fine before everything had to be monetised

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      2 years ago

      Sure, I agree.

      Unfortunately, no such solution currently exists or has been widely adopted.