Here’s why we are being bombarded with subscriptions, the secret they don’t want you to know is that there is a finite amount of attention available to monetize. I’m the US, there are 210m people over 18, who all have to deal with the same 24 hrs in 1 day (less sleeping, working, and eating). There’s only so much media you can consume. Attention has a hard cap.

These guys know that the marketplace for your attention is becoming more and more fragmented. As it gets fragmented, their ability to monetize you decreases, so how do they combat it, by locking you into a subscription so that even if you do not use the platform you are paying for it. They need a money printer too.

This is why I nostr, to figure out how the hell to do this value for value thing before everything on this planet becomes some kind of subscription service.

I hate subscriptions, if I don’t use it, I don’t want to pay for it, if I find value, I’d gladly pay for its true worth. LFG you beautiful nostrich bastards.