I don't hate ads. I hate to be tracked, I hate to be harrassed (blinking, flashing ads, inappropriate ads), I hate to be exposed by malware. There were times,

I don't hate ads. I hate to be tracked, I hate to be harrassed (blinking, flashing ads, inappropriate ads), I hate to be exposed by malware. There were times, when I actually liked ads - when they appeared in reputable magazines for specific topics, be they hifi, sports I have interes in or the national geographic magazine. They all were tasteful and actually interesting, as they were targetted. But not targetted by the stories some cookies seem to tell, but by the topic of the magazine. Much higher chance to show me something which actually interests me. The cardinal mistake was selling off add space to networks which would decide which ads to place instead of traditional add placement. And to be too greedy and overdo ads until they couldn't be tolerated any more. Bonus points in the almost globalized age: show me ads for things not available in my region.