[manigandham]

> If my attention has value, then I get to determine what that value is.

That's exactly what you're doing by using the product. You could spend your time doing something else, or paying to skip ads instead.

[jachee]

Where can I pay Facebook for the not-creepy, no-ads version?

[manigandham]

They don't offer that, but there are many other ways to communicate with people that you can choose from.