Interesting. Thoughtful. Time to reflect.

Off to a slow start here @calumam, thanks to greeting the new year with a massive head cold. Hard to be very effective when your brain is cottonwoolery.

Is this the "Token Milkers Paradise" some speak of?

"Token Milkers" are everywhere, all the time. At the time, they weren't "tokens" but that same mindset has been present on "rewards for content" sites since the first one saw light of day in 1999. It's human nature, at least among a segment of the population.

I expect it likely won't go away till we have a world where nobody has to worry about food, clothing, shelter, health... and that sort of abundance will take some years to arrive.