The internet isn’t free, it never was, and it probably never will be

What's really going to happen is that these "free" services are going to learn just how little people value them, and how ready we are to walk away from them if they cost anything.

Few of them are worth money, and most of them are going to die. Good riddance.

People always mistake free to access with free of charge. Time to realize the difference.

TANSTAAFL: "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain't_no_such_thing_as_a...

You will always pay in some form: time, attention, data, or actual money.