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I don't think we can agree to this.

Ads do not sustain the free services I use; I object to advertising, full stop.

You are welcome to think your free services are essential, I will disagree with you in most of the cases that are ad supported.

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What free services are you using that aren't ad supported? You don't use Facebook or visit any major site (without a subscription)?

And value isn't determined by whether you think it's essential or not but your actions in using it. If you're consuming content/services, then you're getting value.

I loathe facebook with a flaming passion. That it has captured identity on the internet, and chained it to advertising, is a disgrace. I feel similarly about Google, fortunately there are alternative search engines.

Which alternative search engine do you use that doesn't have ads and/or pull results from Google?

> What free services are you using that aren't ad supported?

Personally I use Flightradar24, Weather Underground, Shipfinder and some other lesser-known networks for free without ads because I feed data to them. They even give me ad-free phone apps.

> Ads do not sustain the free services I use;

So you don't need an ad blocker then?

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