It has more to do about humility than "Stockholhm syndrome" or "gas lighting". Who are we to take away the ad-supported platforms from the people who want them

It has more to do about humility than "Stockholhm syndrome" or "gas lighting". Who are we to take away the ad-supported platforms from the people who want them or need them, because they can't afford to pay? Community driven platforms exist today. We don't even need to ban the ad-supported platforms to have them. By the way, I think you may be looking at the past with rosy glass or perhaps didn't live through it. Because advertising on the web used to be a lot more distracting and distasteful. There were popups all over the place, full page animated banner ads, etc.