>>At this point, if you want me to attend to ads, you will have to pay me, directly. I will open one end of a channel that leads to me. If the cash stops coming

>>At this point, if you want me to attend to ads, you will have to pay me, directly. I will open one end of a channel that leads to me. If the cash stops coming through, I'll close it. If the cash that comes through is insufficient to compensate for the peace of mind I would otherwise have by closing it, I'll close it. +1000 This is the same conclusion that I've reached. Advertisers must pay us. There is no way that the free-ride that advertisers have been getting is going to continue. We control what enters our minds, not advertising companies. If they want to pitch products or services to us then they can pay for "qualified leads" : those people who explicitly allow them to advertise by first being paid. We have the means to enable this (even somewhat anonymously) with bitcoin. Once the advertisers get over the initial disconnect with their current system, they (at least the enlightened ones) will understand that this helps them too. Instead of desperately hoping that someone out of millions will carefully consider their message, they can get a much higher response by advertising to the people who are more likely to be receptive.