I do not want others to dismiss this line of thinking. Part of the issue is that we started the internet as 'free' ( as in, someone else picked up the tab as ad

I do not want others to dismiss this line of thinking. Part of the issue is that we started the internet as 'free' ( as in, someone else picked up the tab as admins had to cover the cost of running websites somehow ; and there is an argument to be made that there would be no/less spam if email had some harder USD cost attached to it ). I would not say ban, but maybe there is a middle ground that would allow less 'attention seeking' content to actually gain solid ground ( I know actually useful stuff is there if you are willing to pay ; it just does not always seem people are aware of it ).