Unsolicited advertising is theft. Bold claim, I know, but some axioms to back this up: * My attention is a finite resource * My attention has a non-zero valu

Unsolicited advertising is theft. Bold claim, I know, but some axioms to back this up: * My attention is a finite resource * My attention has a non-zero value (the advertising market wouldn't exist otherwise) * Advertising consumes my attention Ergo, if I have not agreed for you consume my attention, you are taking something from me without my permission. The very definition of theft. The tricky bit is defining "unsolicited". If I requested content from your web site, I think I have given you implicit permission to advertise to me. If I am watching your TV channel, you have a right to show me advertising. If I'm on your property, you have a right to display whatever you want. But if I'm driving down a public highway, you do not have a right to steal my attention with a billboard. If I'm laying on a public beach, you do not have a right to distract me with an airplane towing your tacky-ass sign through the air. That said, there is no way I'm wasting my genie wish on ad blocking...