> Ads are core part to how world economy operates (and always have been). I don't think it's at all reasonable to compare the way ads used to be (inert) to the

> Ads are core part to how world economy operates (and always have been). I don't think it's at all reasonable to compare the way ads used to be (inert) to the tracking/privacy/malware nightmare that online advertising has become. Just because we've always had some (comparatively mild) forms of advertisement doesn't mean we should put up with this blight.