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Trezy
@trezy.codes

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. 🧵

Trezy
@trezy.codes

I get the sentiment, but the discussion is never that simple.

Trezy@trezy.codes

Did we really discover a way to exist without ads, or did it just take a while for us to realize the financial burden was being placed on creators? I feel like that’s an important part of the conversation that’s often missing from the generic “ads are bad” argument.

schnupsdidudel.bsky.social
@schnupsdidudel.bsky.social

The picture only touches the tip of the iceberg - that's only the "companies shoving ther shit to the consumer" part. Especially on social media, its more often than not billionaires buing themselves power the should not have in a democracy. Anyways. I purge anything with ads from my life.

Trezy
@trezy.codes

I assure you this isn't a billionaire buying more influence. I'm an indie dev trying to support the things I've built, and trying to do it in a way that DOESN'T alienate the people using them. But, ya know... you do you, boo. Purge away. 🤷🏻‍♂️

schnupsdidudel.bsky.social
@schnupsdidudel.bsky.social

I'm not talking about you, talking about the people who would give you money for our attention. I mean, I am all about supporting creators, giving them the freedom to do something they love and make all of our lives better. I am happy to give my money for that, but not to rent out my brains.

Trezy
@trezy.codes

What if the people paying for your attention are just other members of the community? Game jams, engines, artists for hire, etc. I understand not wanting Nike to further imprint on your brain, but what we're really talking about here is allowing the community a platform to speak back to itself.

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schnupsdidudel.bsky.social
@schnupsdidudel.bsky.social

Difficult question. I mean, wouldn't you want this kind of Information in the feed anyways? I know this from special interest/hobbyist forums where for example suppliers of the field have a special channel for product announcements. But there I have to actively seek out this information -

schnupsdidudel.bsky.social
@schnupsdidudel.bsky.social

instead of getting it forced upon me randomly. Or sponsors where I have to actively seek who they are. That's different because my state if mind is "I am looking at paid contend now" Anyways, you do what you must, I am just stating *my* opinion here and thaks for taking the time to hearing it.