Comment by 0xbadcafebee
1 month ago
Because it's a dual revenue stream. The retail customer pays you, and then the advertising customer pays you. Why make only $1 when you can make $2, $3, $4 over time?
If your next question is "why do they need to keep making more money?", the answer is capitalism.
And a general lack of competition. You only buy fridges from a few brands after all.
When you get downvoted for making the obvious statement that you have to maximize profits as a capitalist entity, well, you know you’re in a venture capital forum.