Most posts I read have some sort of advertising already baked inside of it. A community, a dapp, eshop, a new crypto, or additional ways to support the author. After a while I start to unfollow authors from my feed who changed their content to make more money reposting advertising than providing new information I enjoy, free of these extra ads and sales offers. It is so hard to know who to trust, unless they show they have nothing up their sleeve.
When I joined steemit I was so happy to not have ads forced onto my feeds by big businesses, and I hope it stays that way. I think it is integral to a decentralized blog platform. Of course Steemit and all the other dapps can choose to sell ad space if that is their decision because they own the web domain and servers we are granted access to.
It is very hard to find a monetized and uncensored blogging community free of ads and spam that provides useful content. Freedom. That is why I joined. Earning crypto was an added perk to me, not the primary goal. Change the recipe for success, and the users may not stay.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject. I disagree that this would appeal to everyone, yet I can see the obvious financial benefits.