[thewildginger]

Question that I want other HN readers to answer with what they think: Do you think the concept of paying for interactions on the internet would have been different if the internet never became privatized? Do you think it would have happened anyway but at a similar pace?

[thfuran]

I'm not sure what you are supposing the alternative was. Only state-run sites?

[kjs3]

Presumedly some evolution of things like Compuserv and OG AOL.