Discussed this with #[4]​ on my pod recently as well. I’m happy that episode is getting some attention, even though it doesn’t pay 😅

Talked about the same thing in context of #Nostr and it’s monetization options. Ads seem to inevitably enter the space. Our guess is there always will be people willing to listen to ads and even don’t mind sharing their personal data (or maybe do it without realizing it). The ones willing to regularly support the client devs will be a minority having a luxury of ad free feeds.