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And don't forget to support the websites that you visit the most by whitelisting them.

Um, that's dumb unless you plan on clicking their ads. Seriously, just showing a CPC ad doesn't help them. Showing a CPM ad doesn't help much either if they are getting $5-10 CPM. You literally could just pay them $5 or $10 and be more valuable than whitelisting them.

Yes, and some sites do charge $5 or $10 for access or for additional features. But I'm glad the whole web doesn't work that way.

If a site can show they have a lower percentage of adblock users than standard, it's a boon for them.

If I am not blocking their ads, there is a chance I'll see something that interests me and click on it.

You don't need to explicitly state "I will click ads every day" to make it not "dumb".

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