[nilved]

Not sure why you got downvoted. I will not accept any ads.

[manigandham]

Do you expect content producers to get paid?

[COMPUTERLOSER]

Value of random website that I click on: $0.01

Potential losses from drive-by-download or other malicious content served by an ad-network: -$30000.00

[georgeott]

Not if I have to allow untested 3rd party Javascript / malware onto my system. No thank you.

[joelthelion]

Not through ads displayed in my browser. There are other ways to get paid, though.

[manigandham]

So content displayed through browser should be behind a paywall then? What if the solution is ads blocked for a fee?

[accountface]

Honest question: Do you pay for your media?

[srssays]

I find that the best media is created by people who have a job other than "content creation to farm eyeballs for ads". If advertising disappeared, there'd be a lot less crap on the internet.

[manigandham]

So you've never watched a good movie or tv show or listened to good music? Millions of people work very hard fulltime on creating the best content.

Some people might produce some gems as a hobby but much of that is also crap.

[accountface]

>I find that the best media is created by people who have a job

Dude, where do you think their salaries come from?

>If advertising disappeared, there'd be a lot less crap on the internet.

Also Google wouldn't exist...