I’ve actually spoken to multiple people, enough where it’s not a strange fringe one-off, that say they like relevant ads. If given the option, these people said they enable ads and the tracking to make them relevant, because they find them useful for learning about stuff they might want.

I can’t seem to wrap my head around it personally, as I tend to share your worldview about ads. Despite my shock and how much I disagree with them, these people do exist.