You probably click on thousands of ads on HN :) The difference between ads on HN and ads elsewhere is relevance. You self select for useful ads by going to HN.

You probably click on thousands of ads on HN :) The difference between ads on HN and ads elsewhere is relevance. You self select for useful ads by going to HN. Because I regularly search for things that I actually need on Google and youtube, I end up clicking on lots of ads on those platforms too.