> the breadth of sites and information that came onto the web fueled by ads Confuse correlation with causation much? The internet has certainly grown, but not

> the breadth of sites and information that came onto the web fueled by ads Confuse correlation with causation much? The internet has certainly grown, but not just because of ads. In some ways it has shrunk because of ads. Innumerable forums and blogs and even social-media sites like MySpace were shunted aside as VC- and ad-funded walled gardens like Facebook became dominant. That's a loss (and I say that as someone who worked at Facebook for a while). As I said, the volume has increased but the creativity hasn't. I'll take ten truly creative people over a hundred YouTube or TikTok "influencer" types any day. > if you can literally get paid to write on your website, you will write more. You will hire people to write with you. This is common sense It makes me sad when I see people who can't even imagine a motive other than profit. Seems particularly common here, and I've learned not to engage with such. Have a nice day.