Originally Posted by Tricontinental

You sound like someone who is jealous of shoemoney and unable to make money online. There are tons of adsense publishers still making consistent, automated, very large sums of money using adbi-type strategies. Those who are smart and evolve their strategies will continue to make money.

While the content network hasn't worked for you there is no shortage of content network advertisers, which is what really matters. Online advertising will continue to grow so there is plenty of ad revenue to come.