&gt; Once people decided to monetize<p>You have it backwards friend. Once people decided you could make money off the internet, innovations came at a breakneck pace. It was the money that fueled web growth. See: the previous internet bubble. As long as you can make money from the internet, there will always be innovation &amp; content. Once that money disappears, so does the innovation since there&#x27;s no need to innovate since there&#x27;s nothing in it for people.