That was easily the best-written, deepest-resonating diatribe that I've read on the Internet since the OG web. Thank you for giving voice to the pain I've been enduring.
Perhaps the whispered decentralized web 3.0 will take off, and I can meet you someday in the virtual tavern at the top of a hill, and we can toast to an exciting new frontier...
we have started carrying cash just to avoid the tip screen at places like this...