This is kinda just the reality of it. The promise of the internet was that anyone could put anything they want on the internet for anyone to see and access, but

This is kinda just the reality of it. The promise of the internet was that anyone could put anything they want on the internet for anyone to see and access, but there was never a promise they'd get paid for it, even to cover the cost of hosting it. There's an entitlement now to "Well, I put it online so you must pay me" and frankly, not everyone deserves it. Or at least not everyone deserves it as much as they think they deserve it. Does this mean many astute and skilled people I like don't get paid what they deserve? Absolutely, but that was already the case for centuries before. They just didn't used to have the option to go "it's freeeee" and then have half of the world spy on me in exchange for it, and maybe that's not a good thing.