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Isn't this just the system working as intended? You gain benefit from the content of a website and the people who make the content get compensated via ad revenue. If you choose to not provide them with ad revenue, you don't get the benefit of the content. It's basically the same as walking into a store and choosing not to buy a product on the shelf. You're not "getting yours" by not buying something, you're getting nothing and paying nothing, zero benefit for zero cost.
This is exactly why I choose to persevere with ad-blocking addons and make their website work the way I want it to without dumb bullshit getting in my way. :D
If you want people to use your website, make your website usable with unobtrusive ads or I'll make it usable for me, and you won't see a dime of ad revenue. Unfortunately, most sites seem to just double down (which doesn't work because it just makes ad-blocking even more necessary and popular). Sucks for them.
If you want people to use your website,
Why do you assume that's the end goal? Pretty sure their goal is to get paid. The website is a means to deliver content to people. If we're talking about news sites, then I think they'd prefer people buy a newspaper. But since they have to have a website they need to figure out a way to make some money or they're going to get laid off.
Sucks for them.
Well if we're all having this attitude, then why should anyone care about your preferences for no ads? You've taken the low ground and anyone can now say "Sucks for you" if you don't like seeing ads.
Why do you assume that's the end goal? Pretty sure their goal is to get paid.
... and they get paid by...
people using their website. More specifically viewing ads while using their website. The kicker is (and I thought I explained this), the more obtrusive they make their ads, the more people use an ad blocker, and the less people will see their ads. I thought I covered that well enough, but apparently not for you.
But since they have to have a website they need to figure out a way to make some money or they're going to get laid off.
If they can't figure out how to make money without their website being obnoxious and nigh-unusable, then indeed perhaps it's time they found a new line of work, methinks.
Well if we're all having this attitude, then why should anyone care about your preferences for no ads?
Did I ever claim that anyone cared about my preferences? It's pretty obvious from the fact I said "most sites seem to double down", that I acknowledge most websites already don't give a shit and would rather squeeze as much as possible from the few people not running ad blockers than make the web a better and more usable place for everyone. They very clearly do not care about that, which is very amusing to me, as it means ad-blocking software will continue to improve and outpace shit web developers, as it's so popular and needed. Which sucks for them, that they're shooting themselves in the foot.
Ya followin' me, sport?
I don’t know how people who block ads are so delusional to think that these websites would be sad to see them go, any more than shops would be sad to see shoplifters take their business elsewhere.
I get why some people might block ads but don’t kid yourselves, you’re blocking the only revenue stream for most sites and it doesn’t cost you anything. I’m not taking about tracking of course, sites that track you can get fucked.