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Remember when the internet wasn’t a center of commerce? People posted websites and information for free because it was cool and noble. That’s the internet I lov
by t34543 7y ago
Remember when the internet wasn’t a center of commerce? People posted websites and information for free because it was cool and noble. That’s the internet I love.
The audacity of so many people who feel entitled to get paid makes me so sad. I adblock, strip affiliate links, etc.
Ad revenue drives censorship. Dumbs people down, etc. The whole biz should burn down to the ground.
- anewguy9000 7y agoholy shit a hacker on hn. i was not sure there were any of us left
- mc32 7y agoMuch of what you say rings true but ... I think without the incentive of monetization I don’t think we’d see as much good content in places like YouTube. On the other hand that same carrot brings a lot of baggage like: ads, and lots of crap (content farms and idiotic buzzfeed listicles and cat videos) some idiocy is okay, but we get flooded ...
- throwaway-hn123 7y agoImagine being a dumb teen with the audacity to think people shouldn't earn money. People like you are vermin.