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I agree with this sentiment. Yet, it seems instinctive to suggest that the internet wasn't made to be exploited by those wishing to monetize it. I just think we've let the presence of large tech companies pervert this concept.

Absent such groups, it would seem to be desirable to let individuals monetize work which makes them happy. In such a web, it would be more akin to a street marketplace, as opposed to, say, a curated set of goods.

"The problem its hard when not social media to get visibility."

So the matter we must take up is that of equal opportunity for those wishing to increase their readership, (whether for influence or monetary reasons)?

That's my interpretation. In this sense, are Google and many other "given" sites on the web a barrier to having a conversation about such measures, because of their power?

Would you say that social media is alienating, in the sense that it has routinized man's acquisition of information and knowledge? That the internet should serve as a tool for our own purposes, and not vice versa?

> If you wan't to understand something you need to understand it through things that are related to it not the things themselves.

If I do not understand 'x,' then how would I know what is related to 'x'?