Assume it was 1-click and 100% automated to deploy, run and update a Hub.

How much per month would you be willing to pay to run one? 

No direct economic incentive other than you know you're supporting Farcaster decentralization and you have your own copy of the network.

OK, if you're answer is you wouldn't run one.

I’m confused
Aren’t we supposed to get paid to run a hub?

Until PoS, Coinbase ran Ethereum nodes yet did not mine.

Commercial self-interest is a great indirect economic incentive to have access to the data and APIs of a network.

I guess I’m getting this confused w miners who secure and decentralize the network
does running a hub benefit the protocol in any way or is it if you want to build a separate client?

you do. and everyone else who executes a transaction.

one of the key innovations of ethereum is solving the economics of running a distributed network with server compensation built into the system.

you do. and everyone else who executes a transaction.

one of the key innovations of ethereum is solving the economics of running a distributed network with server compensation built into the system.

https://cryptofees.info/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethstaker/comments/xytx9m/validator_annual_expected_profits/