[paulryanrogers]

It is curious how ad avoidance can be its own bubble for better and worse. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few ads on TV recently because they were funny and short enough to be worth a momentary laugh.

That said I still avoid broadcast TV generally and sites and services with onerous ads. Surfing without blockers also helps me boycott the worst offenders ethically, and taking my attention to more deserving places.

[Rastonbury]

However, content creation is not free, even the most well intentioned sites may need ads to keep the lights on. Alternative would be for authors to keep it behind paywall like substack or something

[throwawaynay]

Great content without ads was normal on the internet for decades

if anything ads and SEO pushed people to produce worse content to make more cash

creating good content costs nothing besides your time, hosting good content costs almost nothing if your website is designed correctly

[paulryanrogers]

> Great content without ads was normal on the internet for decades

How true is this? I began surfing the web around 1996, and recall seeing ads from day one. And video ads when surfing at the university that same year.