[em-bee]

i can with good conscience say that i am doing all of what you suggest. no impulse, do research, skip and une out ads. except for the paid media to avoid ads. i use adblockers for that.

but i struggle with that other side. i'd love to earn some money on sidebusinesses like that, but i feel like making them ad supported would be close to unethical. i want people to stop paying attention to ads, not take advantage of them.

[nostrademons]

Not everybody wants the same things. Giving them what they want so you get what you want makes both of you better off.

[em-bee]

if i allow ads on my website, i am not giving people what they want, but i exploit their naivete to make them buy what they don't actually need or want.

i probably can't even control what ads will be running, so how would i know if those ads are something i would approve of or not?

[nostrademons]

Like everything, it's a trade-off. You get money; you lose control. You get to decide whether you feel like that trade-off is worth it.