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Because the way subscription revenue is accounted for is a present value of the expected duration of the subscription and ad revenue is cyclic and varies throughout the year across individuals, cohorts, and the population. They’re also generally different markets - people willing to endure ads are either unable to afford the subscription or cheap, in either case it’s not unreasonable to expect the impression value for ads is pretty low.


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