On: Underscore Price Dynamics

[libovness]

Totally agree. If you had four movie theaters that:

1) Charges $12 up front 2) Shows the movie for free with ads 3) Allows you to decide if you want to pay $3 for each quarter of the movie

Easy: #2 or #3, then #1.

[libovness → libovness]

I wrote up my thoughts on this: http://whoo.ps/2013/09/29/cognitive-drain-theory-of-why-paid...

Slightly revising my position: The order in which people would choose this doesn't really matter

[klaasmer → libovness]

You would rather watch the movie with ads?? Really? I would pay to get rid of ads everywhere.

[sjs → klaasmer]

That is not a popular stance. See cable television.

[riobard → sjs]

Sad thing is, even if we pay, we still get ads. Like before the movie is shown.

Apparently we don't pay enough.

[daemin → riobard]

This happens in Australia as well, the cable TV channels actually show more ads than comparable ones on free to air TV.

It seems that because you're comfortable paying for a product that you're actually more valuable to advertise to.

[pietro → sjs]

See Netflix.

[libovness → klaasmer]

I wouldn't, the majority would