But because there's a race to the bottom, and information is duplicated with marginal values near zero, sites which were free and didn't require monetization wo

But because there's a race to the bottom, and information is duplicated with marginal values near zero, sites which were free and didn't require monetization would squash sites that did over time. I see convergent evolution towards ad networks/data brokers, monthly payment walled gardens, and crowdfunding.