It's not that they're offensive, it's that they slow my browser down and often distract from the content of the site itself. I'm also wary of third party cookie

It's not that they're offensive, it's that they slow my browser down and often distract from the content of the site itself. I'm also wary of third party cookies and scripts running that don't strictly need to be. I don't disagree with his comment, but I don't feel like I need to be an activist to get people off of Quora. Quite the opposite of harming Quora, I'm changing my own preferences so I still want to use the site, instead of participating in a move to a more open platform (although I support that move).