As someone who is trying to run a website, I try and avoid these pitfalls - just not sure how to actually survive/compete in a world where this stuff you hate is where the bread and butter is.
Whats the point of surviving if it means contributing to making the world a place you don't want to live in? You can probably earn a living some other way.
I don't want to give up, I just want to see what people actually want out of content/publishers/journalism...
just for example - asking HOW/WHAT to change got me downvoted here... how can the creative publishing industry survive if it's being punished for asking what would be better?