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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore Notifications Chat SuperGrok Premium+ Bookmarks Articles Profile More Post ሶ @sofi_a Post See new posts Conversation Ally Bell @withtenacity ad revenue always means you eventually design for addiction, not for product 2:41 PM · Apr 22, 2026 · 1,857 Views 9 4 39 4 Relevant View quotes Post your reply Reply Everyone can reply aaron @0x4a756e65 · 5h yeah, i agree - or, you tank the usability/enjoyment of your product via shitty ad placement and screen takeover 1 43 Ally Bell @withtenacity · 5h or bothhh 1 1 38 aaron @0x4a756e65 · 4h exactly - probably most often, both 1 6 Ajinkyaraj @itsajinkyaraj · 7h either people pay for your product, or you make your users as your product 1 2 72 Ally Bell @withtenacity · 6h unfortunately 48 Daniel Faggella @danfaggella · 3h Every profit motive becomes perverse at the pinnacle of success and monopoly Maybe advertising perverses earlier but this occurs in more or le

@withtenacity: ad revenue always means you eventually design for addiction, not for product

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