Maybe that's the source of the problem: "free", the assumption getting a service without paying somehow. I'm old enough to remember a service, which added a fo

Maybe that's the source of the problem: "free", the assumption getting a service without paying somehow. I'm old enough to remember a service, which added a footer into your IE5 and showed ads constantly, and in exchange, you got paid, with actual money. (Pocket money level, of course; unfortunately I can't recall service names, this was pre-2000.) Getting a service for viewing ads - that is fine. Telling me it's free then showing me ads - that's just plain dishonestly and/or lying, so don't tell me not to block ads: I never agreed to them explicitly. And as for information access: Wikipedia, one of the most well known source of information, is running on donations - subscriptions, really. It is viable. Makes no money for investors though and serves and actual purpose, like a library.