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by InCityDreams 1539 days ago
The internet i see and use is effin' great, and free for myself. Apart from my isp, tax and any required hardware, I pay for nothing, and thanks to various blockers i see no ads. Perhaps you may be looking in the wrong places, or have set yoir sights too high?
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The article describes a plain-text, fast, and user-friendly site (sports new/scores/whatever) and is titled "Plain-text Internet is coming". My point is that the plain-text Internet will NOT be coming while content creators have a need to support themselves with ads. The author himself says "I might add an ad eventually" to support hosting costs. What if the site takes off and becomes a for-profit operation, where do you think the revenue will come from?