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Totally agree. For-profit platforms won’t exist if they can’t generate revenue, either from ads or subscriptions. If I use a commercial offering I expect to pay for it.
If you use the platform and sidestep paying, you’re just foisting the expense off on paying customers.
I have a landline, I hear a dial tone every time I pick up the phone.