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My response is to this is "Have you seen how popular crowd funding has gotten over the last few years?" My response is to this is "Have you seen how popular crowd funding has gotten over the last few years?"
People already frequently pay for the content they want to consume. People already frequently pay for the content they want to consume.
Sure, it might be less than one might get through ad revenue, but that pays off in not having to shill to daddy (Google|Facebook|Apple|Amazon). Sure, it might be less than one might get through ad revenue, but that pays off in not having to shill to daddy {Google,Facebook,Apple,Amazon}.
This in turn means not indirectly violating your user's privacy. This in turn means not indirectly violating your user's privacy.
But let's analyse that a bit further. But let's analyse that a bit further.
The claim here is that the lack of advertisements would be bad, because it would mean large portions of the internet would become subscription based in some way. The claim here is that the lack of advertisements would be bad, because it would mean large portions of the internet would become subscription based in some way.
For one, I'd argue that the presence of ads on the internet has done more harm than good, going as far as saying that, no, the internet would be better off without ads plastered everywhere. For one, I'd argue that the presence of ads on the internet has done more harm than good, going as far as saying that, no, the internet would be better off without ads plastered everywhere.
This is never going to happen as there is, understandably a cooperate interest in the internet. This is never going to happen as there is, understandably a cooperate interest in the internet.
And two, not-insignificant portions of the internet _already are_ subscription based.
{{< hyperbowl content="\"By blocking ads you are stealing from creators!\"" >}} {{< hyperbowl content="By blocking ads you are stealing from creators!" >}}
<!--Sometimes you will even come across people who go as far as claiming that blocking ads is theft.--> <!--Sometimes you will even come across people who go as far as claiming that blocking ads is theft.-->
Sometimes you will even come across people who go as far to genuinely proclaim the preceding. Sometimes you will even come across people who go as far to genuinely proclaim the preceding.

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