&gt;It seems to me there is plenty of money to keep the internet going without advertising.<p>Curious how many seem to think money is literally the lifeblood that the internet runs on.<p>&quot;Money&quot; as we know it (i.e. the dollar) is a legacy centralized <i>paper-based</i> information system.<p>The internet is a decentralized&#x2F;distributed <i>electric</i> information system.<p>The internet runs on electricity, not paper. Electricity is a renewable resource.