[ChrisMarshallNY]

I hope that you're right, but there are folks that might argue about the definition of "succeeding."

For advertisers, the only metric is "$". Others may have different priorities.

But you have a point. A stroll around the Ginza District at night, shows how advertising can actually become a cultural heritage.

[smoldesu]

Well, free content has to be subsidized somehow. On HN, all of our conversations are basically being used to advertise YC and related jobs. YouTube and Twitch are amortized with advertisements and premium tiers, and even email and search breaks even with suggested results. Greed is one half of the equation, but paying to keep a zero-friction service online is another half. Considering where the internet is now, I'd argue things aren't half as greedy as they could be; competition is forced, Hacker News is not given a safe-haven to exist away from it's peers. Ad-supported, sub-supported and free/static content all has a place on the modern internet.

And I mean... I own a Quest 1. I've not seen an advertisement anywhere besides the "Store" and "Browser" apps to my knowledge. If you want to immerse yourself in a scene, nothing stops you. There's probably a reality where Roblox-style VR is supported by ads, but that will exist on all headsets. The only way to guarantee advertisement becoming the norm is to lock out competitors and make it impossible for Open Source software to compete. Apple is quite good at that last part.