• Kethal@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    “Without the ads, the subscription would be much more expensive.”

    That’s not at all how it works. How is it that adults think prices are based on costs? They teach supply and demand in high school.

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      6 months ago

      As I said elsewhere, for most products, the makers ask how much they think people would be willing to pay for it. If that price is lower than an amount that would generate reasonable profit, they’ll either no go to market or they’ll look for ways to reduce or offset costs. Ads are a common way of keeping the price within what people are willing to pay.

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        6 months ago

        No, that assumes that prices are based on cost, which is not true. Ads are a way to make money on top of what people will pay.