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I have an issue with people who want to consume content but offer nothing in return. Why do you think you're entitled to read the New York Times without paying
by realityking 11y ago
I have an issue with people who want to consume content but offer nothing in return. Why do you think you're entitled to read the New York Times without paying for it either with money (paywall) or attention (ads). That's why I think the blanket use of ad lockers is unethical.
Note I'm not saying the way we currently deal with ads is great or anything. They violate the users malware, are often infected with malware and sometimes make site plain unusable (usually not something intended by the site's owner)
Since you seem to prefer the paywall, let me ask how many paid subscriptions do you have for websites which are otherwise supported via ads? (e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ArsTechnica, etc.)