People have been making claims of this type ("the Web/Internet is unsustainable") for at least the past twenty years, and I've been reading articles to this eff

People have been making claims of this type ("the Web/Internet is unsustainable") for at least the past twenty years, and I've been reading articles to this effect for the past sixteen years. Every single one of them was wrong. With such a bold claim, and such an awful track record, why should I believe that this time will be different? You can only cry "wolf!" so many times before the only rational thing I can do is ignore you. Also, why is it a requirement that I be able to get a short domain for cheap? The fact that some names are cheap and others are not is no more surprising than the fact that some real estate locations are worth more than others, or that some people have higher incomes than others. All of those are the inevitable consequence of free choices made to make every individual chooser's life better (to the best of their knowledge and ability), which is a great thing!