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I have a friend that intentionally disables Adblock on YouTube in order to support the creators that he likes. He feels that, if he disables Adblock, the creators will get less money.

I’m not sure how I feel about that. I’m very curious to hear other opinions.

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A long term consequence of using an ad blocker is that ad networks only show ads to people who don't use ad blockers, who generally speaking are less tech savvy. The ad networks respond by tailoring to them, and writers who are funded by ads shift their writing towards that audience.

Matthew Butterick describes the effect much better here: https://practicaltypography.com/vote-with-your-wallet.html