That's true, of course, but consider this: if there is no money, there may be nothing to go to shit; that which does not live, does not die, etc.

There was in fact content on the internet before the advertising craze. Sometimes people write things because it earnestly interests them, not to make a quick buck.

Google incentivizes this. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

Nobody is making the player play the game. There are plenty of other ways to spend your time than advertising on the internet.

"Hate the player for choosing to play the game."

Did the poster even name a player?

Wall Street incentivizes Google to do this. Don't hate the game, hate the meta-game?

Wall Street has no say in the matter. The voting shares are majority held by the founders.

Google chose to be beholden to Wall Street. It could have chosen to remain private and had a better chance of not harming society.