I’m of mixed emotion on the monetization. I remember that Trump, himself, encouraged Diamond and Silk to monetize. I guess it’s a sliding scale.
On one end, there’s me. I’ve refused to monetize my work for the last 35 years, or to let anyone else profit from it. Any ads on my stuff are from the copyright holders, and THEY’RE the only one that I say, “Welcome to it.”
But I’m perfectly happy to visit people who DO choose to monetize, as long as they don’t rub my nose in it and I feel I’m getting fair value. But I’m most comfortable when the monetization is casual and not prime focus. Or when the value is extraordinary, like the research the Tree House does while asking for contributions.
I’m VERY uncomfortable when the focus becomes on something being sold. So I stopped watching Corsi when he was major about his book and minor about Q.
Greatly agree. And I’ve chided plenty publicly when their ads were too in your face etc.