My CPU is not free real estate for any site to abuse as they see fit.

Someone should inform my ISP.

Advertisers poisoned the well.

All ads must be blocked.

99% of what goes through my browser is either SEO trash, social media attention baiting, a straight up scam, paywalled, or something ethically questionable from Big Tech.

AP News served me malware in an ad.

I whitelist good reporting and cool/niche sites, but things worth whitelisting are increasingly rare. Whatever discomfort I felt using an adblocker before is long gone.