> When media actually relied on ad revenue, it was not so partisans.
Do you have a source for this?
> Advertisers wanted bland stuff that appealed to everyone.
Do you have a source for this? From my point of view a larger audience will drive the price up so I fail to see a correlation. Also, a broader audience leads to less targeted audience, so that seems cost-ineffiecient
> It's the subscription model that drives partisanship.
Do you have a source for this?
> People want to pay to support stuff that they agree with.
Do you have a source for this?
You are framing a bouquet of personal opinions as facts here.