Roads do need to make money. We just happen to have a larger concept of "make money" that encompasses increased commerce. Mailboxes might be a better example o

Roads do need to make money. We just happen to have a larger concept of "make money" that encompasses increased commerce. Mailboxes might be a better example of your point. I'd argue that the current web looks more like roads than mailboxes though. We would have something more like Minitel if we'd gone the mailboxes route.