If all ads were a picture with a link served as part of the page, I wouldn't use an adblocker. I read newspapers full of ads and don't really mind -- the ads ma

If all ads were a picture with a link served as part of the page, I wouldn't use an adblocker. I read newspapers full of ads and don't really mind -- the ads make the local weekly free! But it wasn't me who started an arms race decades ago with pop-over/under chains and escalated with tracking scripts, auto-playing videos, and bidding platforms serving malware. Are advertisers really surprised people opt out of such toxic behavior?