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This article has been shared by a lot of folks here, but to not a lot of response/discussion. techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/b... Is this a collective stick-fingers-in-ears-and-go-la-la-la moment for the bsky populace? *Stream of consciousness incoming*...

But we've been saying this for months now. We knew ads had to come. How else could they afford to keep going? VC propped them up, now they must make VC-level returns. If there was a super magical way of monetization without ad networks, we'd know by now. Ads are coming, but ya know what?

Ads doesn't mean the network will necessarily "enshittify". Sure, ads aren't "ideal", but it isn't a death knell. Sure, ads *probably* means there's some icky privacy stuff going on, but ya get what ya pay for right? Honestly, bsky can still be a great place to socialize.

Even if you have to scroll past an ad every 10 posts. If the bsky team is committed, they can make bsky great in spite of the necessary evil that is ads. They were never going to get meaningful uptake in paid subs after all, and forget about their domain selling biz.