On: "How will they make money?" is the wrong question

[tmandarano]

Excellent summary by Ev at the end of the post.

[ronilan → tmandarano]

True. But the "monetize THEM" is not the perfect choice of words.

You don't monetize the users. Either a third party pays for their attention, or, they pay for their own access. No one owns the users. That's why they are so valuable.