Update 2025-08-30-ads-are-a-positional-good.dj

Author: matklad

content/posts/2025-08-30-ads-are-a-positional-good.dj

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The traditional explanation is that any paid service will lose out to a "free" s
 advertising. I think there's some truth to it! Another explanation is transaction overhead. You
 basically can't pay 1 cent for something, as just the annoyance of using the debit card is greater
 than the value. Contrast with the ease of dismissing a cookie consent banner! I think this is also
-is important, but, at best, a part of the story.
+important, but, at best, a part of the story.
 
 The simple fact is that even paying for things doesn't rid you of those pesky attention vampires!
 When I go to the cinema, I buy the ticket, but still have to sit through ten minutes of