[manigandham]

This argument really gets old. Morally you know what you're doing. Most people would be fine blocking the big dozen or so of the most offensive ad networks but this extreme approach (especially when the publisher is trying to offer you choices) just comes off as ridiculous.

[michaelmrose]

Morally maybe we just ought to kill off their entire industry because the world is a worse place with them in it?

[manigandham]

What entire industry? Advertising? And how is the world worse because of it?

Do you realize just how much advertising funds? It's a 12 figure global industry and 99% of the content you consume is funded in part by it - and that's before we get to how advertising drives the economy by efficiently matching businesses to customers. Every company relies on advertising (whether paid, word-of-mouth, etc) to succeed.

It's irrational to see so much hate and it's likely your complaint is really only about intrusive ad formats and data privacy. That is something I agree with and I'm for every change that makes for safer, better, and more private ads, but that is vastly different than calling for the elimination of advertising in any sensible reality.

[RodericDay]

Morally, advertisers know what they're doing, too.

[manigandham]

It's not advertisers as much as a complex supply chain with bad incentives in a 12-figure global industry.

We say the same things with government waste over military and healthcare. And we can fix it in the same ways with better trust, accountability and regulation.