Damn, last time I checked banks cashed checks not printed copies of counter stats...
The quantity versus quality argument has been going on forever and I don't think it will ever change.
I know people with 10K hits a day kicking serious ass in the bankroll department and there are those with a million uniques a day that do just as well.
Maybe some of you don't remember how the concepts of free hosts, consoles and even pay per join were derided as stupid and unworkable when they first were broached --
funny thing about this business is that things don't stay the same for long and the people that go ahead and try something new are the ones that usually seem to make it big...