The problem with crusaders on either side is that they conveniently ignore or deny the trade-offs. Advertising based business models come with certain dangers a

The problem with crusaders on either side is that they conveniently ignore or deny the trade-offs. Advertising based business models come with certain dangers and annoyances. Paying for content and services directly also comes with dangers and annoyances. The reason why I don't use ad-blockers (yet) is that I fear complete loss of anonymity and even greater censorship powers for governments if everything becomes a pay service. Payments are the most tightly regulated and monitored thing on the planet. At the same time you're exposed to credit card fraud and identity theft.