>Meanwhile... making money from online ads isn't trivial. When the advertising model works well (eg search/adwords), it is a money faucet. But... it can be very hard to get that money faucet going. No guarantees that Google discover a meaningful business model here... and the innovators' dilema is strong.

It's funny how the vibe of HN along with real world 's political spectrum have shifted together.

We can now discuss Ads on HN while still being number 1 and number 2 post. Extremism still exists, but it is retreating.