"I don't see any way around this apart from not taking flights, or paying a lot more for these privileges" But someone else might see ways around it; not every

"I don't see any way around this apart from not taking flights, or paying a lot more for these privileges" But someone else might see ways around it; not every www user is the same For example, it's possible to use a popular browser for banking and purchasing tickets while using some other program(s) for reading and commenting on HN If one only ever uses the internet for banking and purchasing tickets, and refrains from any noncommercial use, e.g., reading HN submissions and commenting on them, then a popular web browser might be all one ever needs But how many websites submitted to HN require "cybersecurity theatre "verification" that requires multiple devices, cursed mobile apps, and "selfies"" Other www users might only spend a relatively small amount of their internet usage making purchases Not every www user is the same, nor is every website on the internet the same "... lest the site explode." I use a setup that differs from web developers and I have never seen a website "explode"; this includes commercial websites Like the OP suggests, it's just text