People don't want to pay because most of the shit out there is shit. It's all supported by sensational headlines, controversial stories, fluff, and lies. If it

People don't want to pay because most of the shit out there is shit. It's all supported by sensational headlines, controversial stories, fluff, and lies. If it all disappeared, we'd be left with things that exist because people care about it, things that are cheap to run, and things that are actually valuable enough to pay for. Can't be worse than the situation we have now, and you cut out a huge swath of parasites in the process.