On 29/05/17 03:19, Rob Morley wrote:
> Someone has to
> pay for content and delivery, you can't expect hobbyists and
> philanthropists to sustain the current level of internet consumption.
>
Who else are those adverts targeted at then?

The advertisement model of internet finance has simply broken under the
strain of greed and venality. I couldn't use the internet without an ad
blocker.

I spend significant amounts of time removing adverts from recorded TV
material.

I don't buy stuff that is heavily advertised on the basis that it will
cost more than its worth to pay for that advertising.

I don't visit sites that insist on filling my face with adverts, unless
I have absolutely no alternative.

Of course someone has to pay, and its always us, the consumer, who does.
*One way or another*.

What is a pity is that pay per packet was never put in the IP protocol.

ISPs would charge you per packet delivered from a particular site, and
that site would get its revenue.

Hey presto. You are paying only for what you want.

And the site doesn't need to carry mass advertising. Just charge enough
to cover operating costs.


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