Exactly, web 1.0 succeeded because it originally was just regular people making their own pages and just having fun. It wasn't about making money, it was about

Exactly, web 1.0 succeeded because it originally was just regular people making their own pages and just having fun. It wasn't about making money, it was about connecting. You're right, the push to monetize the web was the downfall of web 1.0 and probably the web in general. I miss an open web :(