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0xbadcafebee a day ago

I don't think every website you visit should be paid. Who says this random website even deserves payment? This would incentivize people to use tricks to redirect traffic to their websites (which already happens..). Imagine a world where, in order to step into a retail store and browse the merchandise, you had to pay $0.25. Payment systems are already a nightmare, this would add headaches. And just because it's a non-profit or federated doesn't mean anything; show me a non-profit and I'll show you a hierarchical organization with a rich board, poor workers, and problematic outcomes.

People need to think long and hard about why they think there should be unlimited stuff on the internet. Have you looked around? It's mostly crap. Random scribblings by opinionated amateurs, exhibitionists shilling snake-oil, "products" like online games or unlimited videos designed to sell your personal information for a profit, "news" that is 100% gossip, and an unlimited number of echo chambers. We need less incentive for all this crap, not more. But ads are never going away, so it's moot.