That's actually quite the thought provoking question.

I think, since I'm so accustomed to getting information gratis and don't really have very much disposable income, if push came to shove I'd just give up on all non-free sources of information and find some other way to occupy my free time -- perhaps quit being lazy and work enough to upgrade my computer so I could get back into Blender development or something along those lines. It's much too easy to spend hours reading random articles or watching the youtubes instead of being productive "for society" and I have a bunch of half-finished projects scattered across my harddrives that could easily keep me entertained if I lost access to free content on the internet.

When I ask myself this question, I find I'm not willing to pay for most blog articles, neither though advertising nor directly. When I follow through and forgo the information, I find other pursuits to fill the time, and these are usually more fulfilling. I feel more healthy after a morning of playing Minecraft or working on my Node app, than a morning of reading blogs and social media.