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by lowboy 5033 days ago
I'd just get my ideal tape out (waterproof, no residue) and strap those ads down and enjoy my free jetski time. But this comparison will always be flawed, like so many digital/real world ones are today.

I don't see running AdBlock as immoral. If I can change something in my browser to better suit my browsing experience I will, and I feel that's my right. A site can serve up content, but it's my choice as to what portion of that content I choose to view, just as people with PVRs or VCRs can choose to skip ads. Impressions are shit for revenue anyway and I don't think I've ever intentionally clicked on a banner ad so I'm not taking much away from content owners.

I skip sites that have an interstitial ad with a 5 second countdown, so I'm choosing to not ride that jetski.

And agreed on YouTube.