Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)

If it's shown in my machine, it's already my business, not yours.
90% of advertisement boils down to "trying to convince me to buy what I don't want to". It's so egregious that it becomes a violation of agency, that sounds like "I told you to buy it! Why are you such a filthy idiot, unable to understand simple orders?". I don't need that noise in my life.
If you don't take #2 into account it's still too obnoxious.

I'll go further. If I can't adblock it, I'll probably not consume your content. My time and eyeballs are considerably more precious than your content.

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If it's shown in my machine, it's already my business, not yours.
90% of advertisement boils down to "trying to convince me to buy what I don't want to". It's so egregious that it becomes a violation of agency, that sounds like "I told you to buy it! Why are you such a filthy idiot, unable to understand simple orders?". I don't need that noise in my life.
If you don't take #2 into account it's still too obnoxious.
I'll go further. If I can't adblock it, I'll probably not consume your content. My time and eyeballs are considerably more precious than your content.