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And monkeys could fly out of my butt. Not everyone has the same threat model.

Faced with a choice between a vague future threat that might happen (an adversarial ISP or other MIM attack) and a certain future threat that will happen if we let it (incumbent gatekeepers locking down the Web), I'll take my chances with the former, and opt for less gatekeeping rather than more.

>>Camper+(OP)
It's not a "might happen." ISPs, especially in places like hotels and other public WiFi spots, were replacing ads on sites with their own ads. I don't know if they did anything more nefarious but they were probably also snooping and logging to at least some degree.