[icehawk219]

Is this not the natural conclusion of the trend that started with ad supported sites/services though? I use an adblocker because most sites require one in order to be usable but do whitelist sites I like and use frequently. The problem though is that for the last decade and a half entire industries have gone 100% free in exchange for ads and when people stopped clicking they started adding more and more ads and then made them more and more obnoxious and then added more and more tracking and analytics.

I also feel kind of scared of where we're going because I don't see any way for everyone to win. An entire generation has been taught that they should expect everything 100% free out-of-pocket. And to pile on top of that there's another point to consider. Even if everyone was willing to pay for their favorite sites, how many can actually afford to do so these days? And that problem is only going to get FAR worse before it gets better.