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Comment by hliyan | original | Monetization Gateway: Charge for any resource behind Cloudflare via x402
[−]hliyan · 2026-07-02 Thu 05:09 UTC · link
If the choice is between micro-transactions and ad-driven content (ads -> engagement maximization -> sensationalization + enshittification -> social and industrial decay), I'll take the former.

Remember: from a business's perspective, advertising has positive ROI. Which means you as the consumer pay for it anyway. No ad supported service is free.