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Hey #GameDev, what are everybody's thoughts on ads in the game dev feed? I'm looking for ways to support my work, so lemme explain about what this would look like. 🧵

A few thoughts: obviously ads often suck, but only when they’re intrusive/irrelevant. Most people actually like seeing an ad for a thing they want and didn’t know about. I discovered Skald: Against the Black Priory that way.

I also don’t think they have to be dev related. That might be nice, but it also might feel more intrusive than an obvious ad for a game. Besides, i think most of us like playing games and so it doesn’t feel to me like I need it all to be work-focused. The #ad tag is a nice idea.

Finally, you can tune frequency. I feel like people are worried about too many ads, but that can be adjusted as needed. The only way I see this working without ads is in a patreonesque form where people are billed a tiny amount monthly. The Kofi thing would require you posting regularly asking for $