> In some sense, this makes sense since I bet the overlap of power users and people with ad blockers is pretty high. Maybe you should speak for yourself? I do

> In some sense, this makes sense since I bet the overlap of power users and people with ad blockers is pretty high. Maybe you should speak for yourself? I do not run ad blockers (much less anything targeting Google ads!) and the experience I get as a power user on Google services is no better than anyone else's - although, to be fair, it's not noticeably worse, either. (And mind you, the average ad supplier on the Internet is a hell of a lot shadier than Google, Facebook or any of the big "household name" tech companies!) I'm sure that plenty of other people here can confirm my POV. Google's trouble engaging with power users as of late is entirely self-inflicted. There's quite simply zero doubt about that.