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They aren’t just advertising though, they are also contributing. A better analogy is food companies going to a food convention and giving out free food. The site would be a lot quieter without their contribution.
even with the food subs comparison the food companies would be "contributing" too, but with self-serving memes that are really just ads. See twitter for a solid example.