It's not like they warn me beforehand. How am I supposed to know that clicking a link will lead me to a place where I will be assaulted by countless ads?
I'm done with that approach. I block all ads. If people send me free web pages, good. If they send me ads as well, they're gonna get deleted before I even see them. Anyone who wants to get paid for their pages can make the HTTP server return 402 Payment Required.
> Traditional advertising that intrudes on public spaces is much more "evil" by that standard.
Absolutely agree. I hate that noise so much. It used to be somewhat tolerable but now I can't even cross a street without being advertised to. The companies will literally put up banners on both ends of sidewalks, near traffic stops. I swear to god they'd put up ads inside my goddamn eyelids if they could. I don't know what to do to make this stuff go away. It's gotten to the point I wish some gang would start vandalizing those signs. I could waste time trying to lobby my city government to ban this stuff but I doubt I can match their lobbying power. I wish I had some sort of ad blocking augmented reality glasses.