The only way reddit gets paid through advertising is if it has an effect on my purchasing decisions. Are you insisting that I consent to that? I don't. Are you

The only way reddit gets paid through advertising is if it has an effect on my purchasing decisions. Are you insisting that I consent to that? I don't. Are you insisting that I let you try to manipulate me into that? I'm clearly allowed to defend myself from such manipulation. Adblock is an effective way of doing that. Can you charge people to use reddit? Not if you want to make money. I don't think people are willing to pay to use reddit. especially after the exodus that follows. Some people consent to being manipulating into buying things, and reddit profits off of those people. Some people don't consent to that, but we still add value to the site by simply visiting, writing comments, voting, etc. The math is clear. As long as enough people are willing to look at ads, you can't go to a paid only site without losing money. The adblock users of the world thank those people, I guess, but that's just what it is.