cheap ≠ free Making nice things is difficult and time-consuming.
If we want people to make nice things for us, we have to pay for their rent and grocery bills and raw materials.
If you are spending less than $1 per hour on your entertainment (podcasts, videos, articles, games, books, etc.), consider finding ways to support creators and the infrastructure that supports them.
Lol, I love that XKCD. I like using it for all the people clamoring for regulation to make all messengers interoperate.
regulation is not a new standard, idk what you mean