To Be Free Or Not To Be Free

I clicked on one of those "Free" links. It just so happened that my browser had a link for one of those free services. It was a free legal form link. I don't need any legal forms now, but was curious to see if any were available as a resource in case they are needed.
Well, as I expected, the link was nothing more than an advertisement for a pay site. This is an all too frequent case theses days, and a change form more distant times when one could obtain free services easily. I think the internet has become commercialized far more than ever. When first available, the Internet used to be a portal open to every imaginable offering, many free services for the user.
But as the usage of the Internet has grown it has become more commercialized and fewer services can be acquired without pay. So, in a sense, the Internet is becoming more and more like the rest of the mediums available. This is an unfortunate evolution, for formerly the Internet was a more innocent and fun place to be.
Next I went to a search engine and typed in 'free services' to see how many links there would provide truly free services. Well, as you might guess, almost none offered anything free that was of much use. Some had a few things that one might want, but all had links for their pay offerings. Thus the "free" in the search was mostly an advertisement to lure the unsuspecting customer. Since the Internet has no regulation on these advertisements, there is a greater chance for misrepresentation of the services offered by the links. And of course, there is greater chance of fraud if using the links. But I suppose we both already knew that...
Time for the "Stupid Cell Phone User" award, and the winner comes from the motherland of cell phones, South Korea. The unidentified man put himself into critical condition after setting himself on fire in a courtroom where he was sentenced to a $300 for disturbing the peace...yes...you guessed it...after an incident with his cell phone.
It seems the court near Seoul had upheld an earlier court ruling of the fine the man was given after he caused a disturbance at a cell phone store outlet where the man demanded a new cell phone number. Like all cell phone addicts, that guy was out of control, hypnotized by his toy (the phone). The man walked out of the courtroom after hearing the verdict to uphold the fine, not to chat on his dumb phone, but to douse himself with heating oil.
He then came back into the courtroom and in protest of anyone daring to interfere with his obnoxious cell phone behavior, he set himself on fire. Court employees doused the flaming cell nut, and no one else was injured.
No....I don't know if his cell phone burned. But it would be fortuitous for him if it did.