Ads is theft (of our attention and of our data) and theft is committed without consent of the victim. It is for this reason ads can "pay" for things that money

Ads is theft (of our attention and of our data) and theft is committed without consent of the victim. It is for this reason ads can "pay" for things that money cannot. Similarly, if the law allowed extortion or blackmail, corporations that embrace it would outcompete those who don't.