Re: People who use adblockers...
Well said. I'm fine with ads. I could even tolerate animated ads. What I don't tolerate is ads that cover content, ads that include audio, ads that slow down page loading (either by being larger than the page itself, or by using heavy scripts), ads that open more pages (bonus points if they attempt to prevent me from closing them), ads that track me, ads that expose me to vulns, and ads that outright lie to me (e.g. anything that contains the words "you won", "click here to claim", or "virus detected").
When *that* got intolerable, I installed AdBlock. Frankly, I don't see any way for the ads industry to persuade me to uninstall it; if they cleaned up their act, I wouldn't see it. But if they do clean up their act, then one of the next time I have a new computer I may decide not to bother installing it. There's their path to regaining me as a product.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
