FWIW I had WebMonetization up on my blog since April 2020. No paywall, just available. My wallet on GateHub net worth: 0.00

So... yeah, technically it works but until anybody cares, it doesn't matter.

I didn't even re-installed my wallet for others to get some reward back last time I setup my browser.

I think the main issue for now is how fragmented the whole ecosystem is, it was sych a pain fo me to test the thing, particularely to get a small enough amount to a wallet with which I can pay using this protocol. So it is just very unlikley that an avarage reader will have a funded wallet they can pay with I think.