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The "old" internet was full of people fighting hot linking because a JPEG being embedded on a popular forum took down your website for a considerable time.

Then the internet ran on an investor bubble that let companies serve content at a loss in hopes of a future acquisition.

Now ads are proving to be the only reliable way to get income out of videos. There are affordable options out there, but because these services were once free everybody feels like they're entitled to free hosting and media.