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Re:The End of the Free Internet? by SecretAgentMan on Sunday July 11, 2010 @02:29AM (#1505091)
I remember the internet before it became a corporate whorehouse and it was fine. Back when the newspapers didn't take it seriously and every little mom and pop shop didn't have a website. Before people felt the need to tweet every time they take a dump. Back when it was just people talking to people.

I say hey - if you can't make a buck and that's the only reason you're trying to communicate then just go away. I'm not logging on to spend money... go get a real job.

Re:The End of the Free Internet? by sliverstorm on Sunday July 11, 2010 @03:33AM (#1505170)
I kind of like mom-and-pop places having websites. Not necessarily the honest to god mom-and-pop's in the middle of nowhere, but it's handy that more than just the chains, franchises and giants have web pages.