Thank you! I think there are alternatives to ads that are worth trying. A freemium model is viable. You can't have ads or ad-tech tracking, or you just end up

Thank you! I think there are alternatives to ads that are worth trying. A freemium model is viable. You can't have ads or ad-tech tracking, or you just end up another Google. But you can have free anonymous use, and paid pro or business plans (API use etc). And referral link attribution can be done anonymously and with no commercial influence on search results. I also think you have to share any revenue with the people actually making content fairly. That's one of the worst things about Google, and it's one of the reasons the entire media landscape has become an ad-tech nightmare, because Google and Facebook take the lion's share of digital revenue. It's worth trying other approaches. Ads are a corrupting influence. If you don't say a hard no to them, they eventually take over.