alt Hacker NewsI don't like how he assumes that a free internet must be ad-supported. The ad-supported web is hideous, even with their ads removed. A long, convoluted, inane mess of content.
On the other hand, the clean web feels more direct, to the point, and passionate. I prefer to read content written by passion, not by money seeking purposes.
If something is free (en masse), you are probably a product. If you don't want to be a product you need to give something out instead, like ads.