I appreciate that, but you're not really talking about what would replace it or how the web would survive without it. Like, the reality is that ads are enabling

I appreciate that, but you're not really talking about what would replace it or how the web would survive without it. Like, the reality is that ads are enabling non-ad content today, so I think it's fine to say "and it's bad for reasons XYZ" but can you not see the value?