Yeah, I think you got it exactly. Once we get used to a thing for free, we get very annoyed when it is no longer free.
And fully agree with paywalled/paid journalism versus the hellish race to the bottom engendered by advertiser supported news.
Yeah the implicit argument, to me at least, was that all journalism should be free. Which, sure but that’s a way larger discussion than just the internet. We’d need radically new funding models etc.
I think I’m booking a few days off to figure this out. I’m a little scared (my computer hooks into my receiver, shares monitors with my work comp, has mouse and keyboard running through a switch to toggle them between work/fun computer all of which seems like it’ll require some fighting with/praying for linux drivers) but if it all goes wrong, I have a work computer and an old windows laptop for media etc. I figure, worst case scenario, I give up and install windows 11. But might as well try to fight the good fight…
Great points!
I absolutely fully agree. Honestly, I think some sort of micro transaction system would be the answer to ubiquitous advertising etc.