[crx087]

> This is the tradeoff for getting free stuff on the internet.

Why?

I’ve been a webdev for 20-something years, and it sure didn’t used to be the tradeoff.

[r00fus]

Remember GWB's "ownership society"? That's what you get in an ownership society - massive rent-seeking.

When you have systemic rent-seeking, any sort of gift-economy is priced out.