I have basicaly been running this "experiment" for the last 20 years. It began with (e.g., text-only) browsers that do not source content from other domains au

I have basicaly been running this "experiment" for the last 20 years. It began with (e.g., text-only) browsers that do not source content from other domains automatically, then I started blocking ads via DNS in response to today's "locked-down" computers like smartphones. I just do not see ads. I often need not even visit a webpage. I just download the content I want, directly, using a custom filter. Do long load times, visual distractions and page clutter matter? I posit only when you are accustomed to _not_ experiencing these things. For me, it is difficult to voluntarily choose 38 connections (how many DNS lookups is that?) and 11 second load times after experiencing 2 second load time and connection to one IP only. I still find it shocking how many connections today's "average" webpages make to third party domains. It was not always this way. I doubt it would have been feasible with yesterday's bandwidth and memory. Somehow things ramped up to the point of absurdity and it's as if no one noticed. If there is a "moral dilemma" it should amongst with the ad/tracking folks.