• CluckN@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I’m wondering how they would charge people. Who would pay for a subreddit they’ve never been to? Could a non-paying user view the subreddit but be unable to post/comment?

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      9 days ago

      Could a non-paying user view the subreddit but be unable to post/comment?

      Doubtful. If I remember the statistic correctly, 95% of social media users are lurkers. Greedy Little Pigboy wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to milk the remaining 19/20 users.

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      8 days ago

      Could easily see certain subreddits being like OF or Patreon. Pay for access to content. Pretty tried and true business model and it will probably work well enough to keep it around.

      Even YouTube has “memberships” to channels now where you get bonus content and stuff.

      The people that are interested will pay and those that aren’t won’t.

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      7 days ago

      could be something like a private sub, where only approved members can enter.