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X is left with advertisers pushing dubious cryptocurrency and AI 'undressing' apps, users say after Musk's outburst (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI "undressing" apps.
  • The decline in reputable advertisers on X has made the platform more reliant on less reputable ad buyers.
  • The exodus of advertisers, partially due to Elon Musk's controversial behavior, has left X with a growing revenue gap.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

$25/hr isn’t living a life of luxury anywhere. Not even in a town of 2,000 people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What is that like 40, maybe 35k after taxes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

$52k before taxes, about $41k after. It's an ok wage a lot of places but I defniitely wouldn't call it a "life of luxury" anywhere in the U.S. and I'm from one of the LCOL places in the U.S., the midwest.

You definitely won't starve but you're also not going to retire early.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Most of us consider not living check to check as living a life of luxury.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

$50k is still very much working class. Yeah you own a car but it's a 7yr old Nissan sedan, nothing luxurious about it. At $50k you're not missing that many paychecks before it becomes a very real issue I promise.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I was slightly exaggerating sure, but 25 an hour outside of a city is a lot of money.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

$25/hr is barely a living wage.

Are you factoring in vehicle payments, maintenance, insurance and fuel?

A lot of people have a cheap transit option in the city.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes. When I lived out there I would've killed for 25 an hour. I was making 7.50 an hour and with a roommate I lived pretty okay. At 25 I could've lived alone and still saved

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

When was that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

When MTV still played music videos.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I'm much younger than you think I am

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Three or four years at this point, so technically not including some of the ridiculous inflation, but the cost of living in that area has barely increased. Rent is $900 on average there right now, so if you're pulling in 25 an hour you're making plenty to live alone relatively comfortably

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Until you need a doctor and suddenly discover a lot of rural areas don't have any.