For me it depends, I use Ecosia for example and want to see ads because it means they get monies which means I keep getting a free search product and also with the money they use it to plant trees
but other times some websites take it too far and make it impossible to see the content so then I block ads
You’d presumably be happier if they got monies and you didn’t have to see ads. If you’re not intending on acting on the ads, the end result is the same. It’s just you have to give up some of your time. You’re paying a middleman with your time (which is not worthless, I hope) and they’re paying Ecosia. The people advertising their product spend money and don’t get anything in return from you, so it’s difficult to present this as a system that would make sense to any outsider.
For me it depends, I use Ecosia for example and want to see ads because it means they get monies which means I keep getting a free search product and also with the money they use it to plant trees
but other times some websites take it too far and make it impossible to see the content so then I block ads
Ecosia makes money when you click ads, not when you just see the ads, correct?
You’d presumably be happier if they got monies and you didn’t have to see ads. If you’re not intending on acting on the ads, the end result is the same. It’s just you have to give up some of your time. You’re paying a middleman with your time (which is not worthless, I hope) and they’re paying Ecosia. The people advertising their product spend money and don’t get anything in return from you, so it’s difficult to present this as a system that would make sense to any outsider.