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When did paid podcasts become a thing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by reddig33@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Half the podcasts in my queue have suddenly become paid subscriptions. Meanwhile the overall industry is losing listeners. Seems like a lousy business model to not offer a free with ads feed. What a bizarre trend.

https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/2/9/23592684/decline-of-podcasts#:~:text=Monthly%20listenership%20to%20podcasts%20seems,podcasts%20has%20fallen%20as%20well.

https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2022/03/28/monthly-podcast-listening-is-down-for-the-first-time-in-almost-a-decade-according-to-study

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, but for 99% of content creation it's costless (except time ofc) just look at Reddit!

I wonder how many people actually earn something after trying to monetise stuff, I bet very few and it just gets enshittifyed everywhere instead.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You say except time like that's no big deal. Time is money is a cliche but if you don't value your time neither will anyone else. I do agree with your overall point though. A lot of content is low effort.