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You're missing the point, perhaps missing the scale. You don't understand just how vital ads are to the internet. Content itself wouldn't exist for you to view
by mahranch 11y ago
You're missing the point, perhaps missing the scale. You don't understand just how vital ads are to the internet.
Content itself wouldn't exist for you to view. There would be very little (nothing at all) for you to P2P. The internet would essentially be the IRC. People don't write in-depth articles for the hell of it. They expect to get paid.
- marssaxman 11y agoMost of what I'm interested in using the internet for worked just fine before ads came along: better, in some cases, because volunteer efforts didn't have to compete with advertising budgets.