One thing I have noticed about all of the 'edit your hosts' posts seem to ignore/forget is ABP also collapses/removes/hides the element housing the ad as well a

One thing I have noticed about all of the 'edit your hosts' posts seem to ignore/forget is ABP also collapses/removes/hides the element housing the ad as well as not showing the add. I have used it for so long that I forget ads might even be on sites/pages I visit, as I am not presented with a bunch of holes in sites.