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Do you know how much money would you make instead of sitting in Facebook/Reddit?

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Re: Do you know how much money would you make instead of sitting in Facebook/Reddit?

#31
$25/hour.

The problem is not so much Facebook/Reddit, but because I don't have a low commitment way to take a break.

I don't need an app that tells me not to spend my time productively. I need an app that helps me recuperate in 20 minutes. A non-addictive game would be great.

Re: Do you know how much money would you make instead of sitting in Facebook/Reddit?

#32
Zero. EUR. Using neither;) But what a time sink is sleeping ;) Personally I agree with other comments and it’s not about those apps per se or equaling time with money.

Why do you spend time on them? If you can’t answer that question or they don’t net positive value even zero EUR/hour is too much.

I like iOS time tracking feature which tells me that I am too much on HN and Wikipedia.

Re: Do you know how much money would you make instead of sitting in Facebook/Reddit?

#34

I made a mobile game, and ended up with negative money from the experience. I spent a lot time I could have wasted on reddit/HN/Factorio. I'd rather a guide to ideas that could be profitable than a guide that only tells me to stops wasting time.

Fair point. But I bet you have earned quite a good experience from building that app. And it was an idea that could be profitable. It's never 100% guaranty.

I learned a lot, but quite a bit that made me cynical.

Marketing is very important, but I'll never have a marketing budget big enough to compete. With that thought, odds aren't much better than the lottery.

Next time I won't do advert based mobile games, that's for sure.

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