Exactly. They've had about 30 years to correct course and self-regulate, and not only can the adtech industry not help themselves but companies like The Google

Exactly. They've had about 30 years to correct course and self-regulate, and not only can the adtech industry not help themselves but companies like The Google have proven that they'll be complicit with the swindle if they can get away with it. If fast-forwarding through ads on your DVR isn't stealing, then neither is using uBlock Origin. In fact, the morality behind web ads means that the right thing to do is to make ads, especially malicious ads, not profitable.