Advertising isn't some zero-sum game that suddenly makes you lose because you happened to see it. Republishing is - the original publisher loses out on the valu

Advertising isn't some zero-sum game that suddenly makes you lose because you happened to see it. Republishing is - the original publisher loses out on the value of his publication because that means either reduced ad revenue or reduced subscription. I'm guilty myself of reading republished articles, but it is a loss for the publisher.