What if we paid for Facebook – instead of letting it spy on us for free?

Wasn't there already an attempt at this? app.net ?

I'm sure a sizeable chunk of Facebook's user base would not be willing to pay any amount.

Take for example: an in-law, who uses Facebook to "store her photos" because paying (the equivalent of) $0.99 a month for more iCloud storage space, is not something even within the realm of possibility.

What if we just got off the hook instead?