Malware, shmalware. This is my computer. I decide what gets downloaded to it and what doesn't. If a publisher has a way to make it impossible to download their

Malware, shmalware. This is my computer. I decide what gets downloaded to it and what doesn't. If a publisher has a way to make it impossible to download their content without ads, then fine. I'll most likely just pass. But as long as the two are separable, I have no moral responsibility to download anything or run any code that I don't want on my machine. If they want to charge for their content, then go ahead and charge and produce something valuable enough that people are willing to pay for it. 99.999% of articles online are just time-wasting bullshit that has nearly no practical influence on anything important in one's life.