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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. 🧵

The platform we use now — @graze.social — offers monetization via ads. Ads in this case are just regular skeets that folks pay to have injected into the feed. I can decline ads, I can control how often they show up, I can revoke an ad if things get weird... basically, I have a lot of control.

One of my concerns is that there's no indicator that something is an ad. You may be able to recognize it because it shows up more regularly than other skeets or seems out of place, but you're technically seeing ads that don't look like ads, and that feels weird.

maybe throw a advertiser/supporter label up for the accounts that are advertising?

Yeah, or just require that they start their post with 'AD:'. If it's clearly defined as an ad, I've got no qualms with it. If they're secretly paid, even if on topic, it feels gross.

Totally agree. I think we’ve come up with a solid solution, tho! ☺️