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This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I actually don't think the referral/ad model is that bad of a revenue model for products like a social network, HOWEVER, that's only if the ads don't involve:

1. Data collection on the user in order to target the ads

2. Excessive frequency of ads

3. Disruptive placement of ads in the interface that get in the way

I think at their best, ads that are done correctly and don't do those 3 things are essentially a product discovery/recommendation tool for users that also allow their nostr client to remain free.
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hodlbod 2y ago

Thanks, I definitely agree. Unfortunately, once you introduce ads, there's always a slippery slope towards data collection and more disruptive ads. But as long as the software is open source, I suppose it can be cloned and cleaned.

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Andrew 2y ago

Yeah that's the beauty of open protocols like Nostr. Clients that misbehave can be forked and have the crappy parts removed, or users can just switch to a dif client altogether and still keep their social network and profiles.