>The internets "landlords" didn't decide these comments have no monetary value, we did.
I disagree. The value of my "creative" (I'm using that in a very broad sense) output is real and belongs to me.
While that may not be translatable to a pay day, not everything is a commodity to be bought and sold.
There are a variety of issues which created the current (dysfunctional, IMHO) landscape, none of which have anything to do with monetization.
Firstly, there's the huge barrier to entry that comes with the prevalence of asymmetric internet links. If I have (multi)GB symmetric network links, I can host as well as consume.
Secondly, there's no broad-based mechanism for individual control of creative output. PGP or a similar mechanism would be great for that. But instead, we have centralized platforms (see my first point) that dictate how and to whom data is shared.
With symmetric network links and strong cryptographic access controls, barriers to an individual having control of their creative output are significantly reduced.
Some folks will want to monetize that, others will not, with a mix of both being the norm.
But claiming that there's no "value" in something because you can't assign it a monetary equivalent seems a pretty narrow view of value, especially WRT to social interactions with friends and family.
I disagree. The value of my "creative" (I'm using that in a very broad sense) output is real and belongs to me.
While that may not be translatable to a pay day, not everything is a commodity to be bought and sold.
There are a variety of issues which created the current (dysfunctional, IMHO) landscape, none of which have anything to do with monetization.
Firstly, there's the huge barrier to entry that comes with the prevalence of asymmetric internet links. If I have (multi)GB symmetric network links, I can host as well as consume.
Secondly, there's no broad-based mechanism for individual control of creative output. PGP or a similar mechanism would be great for that. But instead, we have centralized platforms (see my first point) that dictate how and to whom data is shared.
With symmetric network links and strong cryptographic access controls, barriers to an individual having control of their creative output are significantly reduced.
Some folks will want to monetize that, others will not, with a mix of both being the norm.
But claiming that there's no "value" in something because you can't assign it a monetary equivalent seems a pretty narrow view of value, especially WRT to social interactions with friends and family.