Great deep thinking on this. Some ideas come to my mind after watching, which are more surface level:
1. What does the world look like if the end state is all information being free? I think Aaron Schwartz talked about this. I wonder how close bitcoin and nostr can get us to this?
2. It’s difficult to assess just how much value information will provide to you until you actually consume it. It’s similar to physical consumer products, except that information is often a one-time use. This conundrum with information as a product is best suited when consumers can consume it first and then pay for its value afterward, but this is not a good business model, even if the target demographic is righteous and giving.