@kryptonaut Re: RE: "...you won't get content..."
"The argument "'I never click on ads, so nobody loses if I block them" does not hold water - ...(etc)"
The publisher is easily capable of blocking site access to those people who do block ads. So, if as you say they don't like the "deal", they are free to not accept it.
Your comparison with .mp3 files is not reasonable since .mp3 files were produced with the intent of selling them. No website I've ever seen has a statement that my viewing of the ads is a condition of looking at it. Some websites have told me that they know I'm blocking ads and politely ask me to consider not blocking them. Yes, it's complex and comparisons with other forms of publishing don't shed light on it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
