People Have Paid For Content. They Always

Well, The Internet Is This Miracle. It Is An Absolutely Extraordinary Idea That You Can Press A Send Button, And You Are Publishing To The World.

All Forms Of Commerce Are Adversarial.

I Absolutely Believe The Internet Is Passing From Its Free Days Into A Paid System. Inevitably, I Promise You, It Will Be Paid.

It's Not That You Don't Want To Earn As Much Money As You Can - It Is Your Obligation, Of Course - But Companies Have Obligations Beyond That And They Certainly Have Obligations Beyond That At Certain Times, In The Times In Which They Operate. And They Also Certainly Ought To Know That Meeting And Beating Expectations Is Probably Yesterday's Game And It Will Be Increasingly So, Which Would Be By The Way Very Healthy For Companies. Running A Company That Meets And Beats Expectations, And That Runs Their Company Accordingly, Are Companies That I Would Question Why Anyone Would Invest In.

This Is A World In Which Reasons Are Made Up Because Reality Is Too Painful.