[pvdoom]

Maybe then we shouldn't be putting technologies like the internet in the hands of profit-driven companies. Most of the internet driven technology is inherently un-monetizeable, but also very useful, and ads are actively detrimental to the quality of the product. I doubt the users have much say in this to be fair.

[marginalia_nu]

The good news is that given how cheap hardware has gotten, there's really no moat anymore. It's fairly feasible to run large scale internet discovery tools out of your own pocket.