Donations aren’t scalable. Ads are a model that works and is scalable., they’re also very productive. The problem with ads has been the privacy aspect. Placement could be categorized by using something similar to how Plausible tracks session data - no visible kyc aspect. The criteria doesn’t have to be for fiat like products it could be for genuinely profitable bitcoin/ freedom tech products. If we keep using the throw shit at the wall and hope it sticks model, it’s going to be gimmicky.
Hardcore ad haters can fork —> definitely a feature not a bug.
