With the state of the advertising-supported Web looking increasingly untenable by the day, and mindful of the sources of revenue of our fine hosts here at Reddit, micropayments are a frequently proposed alternative.<p>Dave&#x27;s been passing drafts of this article around for review, and there&#x27;s a second part, both of which I&#x27;ve seen and commented on -- he makes quite a strong argument here, and a better one than his initial version following constructive criticisms by numerous parties.  Though I&#x27;ve got questions about the viability of micropayments myself, this is among the better cases I&#x27;ve seen made.<p>And I largely agree with his indictment of the present ads-supported model.