I like the internet being free, but it was also free in the early days before advertising and tracking of users were prevalent. The "content" was mainly of an a

I like the internet being free, but it was also free in the early days before advertising and tracking of users were prevalent. The "content" was mainly of an academic nature, which also wasn't such a bad thing. I don't mind publishers making money on the net, and I hope they don't mind me blocking their ads, but if push comes to shove, why should we care if they go out of business when the worst case scenario would probably consist of the net going back to the way it was before?