We're trying to maintain the puritanical simplicity of the internet, didn't you hear? On a more serious note, I tend to agree with you and would add one more t

We're trying to maintain the puritanical simplicity of the internet, didn't you hear? On a more serious note, I tend to agree with you and would add one more thing: I have several friends who have explicitly asked for more websites with this paid model. My friends want to pay to not be advertised to or have their data sold. It also happens to be the case that those same people all express their opinions in a very similar style as this website's copy.