The real villain here is Google.
Google found one of the very best business models of all time, skimming all the surplus profit off of the entire free open internet.
This is the natural end state of that process.
excellent insight from Eugene Wei on Bankless podcast on the corrosive effects of the ad-based business model
The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue
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