Roads, parks, and the entire infrastructure in your hometown, neighboring cities, or even your vacation destinations aren't free either - someone cleans them, someone fixes the potholes. Yet whenever you drive to another country or enter a park, nobody stands there forcing you to watch ads or trying to mess with your brain. So how does this get paid for if it not you that is paying directly? i am not asking for fancy motorways for free or for free stuff in shops but I want a place where I can meet others, share my opinions, and talk without being surveilled or manipulated. This should be funded just like our local roads - take some of my taxes and pay for it. Freedom of speech and our relationships should not be monetized the way they are right now. It is setting us apart and not building trust.