[cptaj]

I'm with you on this one. Podcast ads usually are tasteful, non-invasive and moderately used.

The trouble with the rest of the online ad space is that they destroy performance and are VERY invasive.

Tracking and malware are serious issues as well but they're not the main reason for the vitriolic hate. Even if they didn't track you and were vetted flawlessly for malware, they would STILL be avoided like the plague by any user savvy enough to do it.

I wish websites would stop fucking around and realize that there is a limit to the amount of advertising we will tolerate. I like free stuff and I don't mind ads to fund it. But if the annoyance of the ads exceeds the entertainment from the content, you're shooting yourself in the leg.