> You're paying for that byte to get from Point A to Point B. You haven't paid for the creation of that byte, though. I don't know why you were downmodded but

> You're paying for that byte to get from Point A to Point B. You haven't paid for the creation of that byte, though. I don't know why you were downmodded but this is absolutely correct. Just because I bought a car and paid for its gas doesn't mean when I get to the theater, the movie should be free. Better yet, it's like buying a TV then expecting all the stations, including pay-per-view channels to be free. You bought the TV, not the content that gets displayed on the TV. You can watch the free channels but guess what pays for those free channels? Yep, ads. Ads subsidize (pays for) your free content. That content isn't actually free at all, the ad companies paid for it. And they're allowing you to see it in exchange for seeing their ad. > Are they? I mean, why do you feel entitled to read someone's content without paying for it? Amen. Why is everyone suddenly so entitled? Makes my skin crawl to see people so naive about how the world works.