I paid for my internet and used it all day long.

The money paid was to access the internet not run it, that's a world of difference.

	▲	BirAdam 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		In the 1990s, there were plenty of closets running websites, BBSs and other internet available resources. As a percentage of total internet users, it was higher than those doing so today. So, money was paid to run portions of the internet at home by ISP subscribers.