Ads generate sales that does translate to real world value.
Mining generates distributed consensus on transactions. But why should all computers in the world participate in that?
(Obviously, this is best done by specialized hardware)
Also, do you the imagine a future where people make content for the internet inorder to be miners???
Why not just invest in hardware, rather than content for the web.
Also power requirements would be crazy, most devices are battery powered today.. mining is crazy.
Value for the user: no ads and the site gets supported for "free" (the user is very unlikely to care about or even be aware of the electric use and device wear)
Value for the webmaster: the value of the mined coins, obviously.
Is there a certain definition of value you're using that these don't fall under? Why should all people in the world participate in the distributed process of counting out the correct amount of cash in person to each other?
Why doesn't every company just invest directly in finance instead of doing what they do? I don't really have an answer to that, but if user-end mining generated more revenue than ads then website hosts would just switch over to it. Imagining a future where people make content in order to be miners, or indirectly they make content to make money, seems fine, I already support some creators on patreon.
I think the power/cpu requirements for lower end devices could be worked out in time.
Ads generate sales that does translate to real world value.
Mining generates distributed consensus on transactions. But why should all computers in the world participate in that? (Obviously, this is best done by specialized hardware)
Also, do you the imagine a future where people make content for the internet inorder to be miners??? Why not just invest in hardware, rather than content for the web.
Also power requirements would be crazy, most devices are battery powered today.. mining is crazy.