@arstechnica@mastodon.social Persuasive argument. If the open web primarily consisted of Ad Billboards with microscopic amount of repurposed, regurgitated, or generated content sandwiched between multiple Blocks of ads. I shan't weep for it. If you mean the open web where links control navigation & useful information is shared freely, without algorithmic meddling? I think that open web is due for a comeback. Never needed a datacenter, a corporation or ad platform. Just people sharing info with tech.