• FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    People who make content for money are suffering from a collapse in ad prices. There are people who make content because they enjoy making and sharing content.

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      9 months ago

      That’s not what we’re talking about… we’re talking about news. Real news, with investigative journalism costs money. You need to pay for people to be on the ground, travel expense, etc.

    • willya@lemmyf.uk
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      9 months ago

      This thought that everything you consume online should be completely free is insane. If everything we consumed online was just someone’s hobby there’d be even more trash.