I've said it before and I'll say it again. I unblock ads when the site that chooses to display them takes full responsibility for any malware or privacy leakage those entail.

That does not happen, therefore the ads stay blocked.

There are a few sites that run their own ad networks without the privacy issues and because they're reputable. Reddit is one such site that I will not block.

My hourly rate for fixing a machine is a lot more than the few tenths of a penny that ad view is worth. I never click on ads out of principle anyways.

Further, you as the web dev don't get to decide how and what content renders on my screen. That is my decision. If your business model doesn't pay the bills, that is your problem.

It is, but IMO adblockers wouldn't have sprung up if Ads were kept at an reasonable level. I remember some sites blaring fullscreen flash ads, where the 'X'-Button did not close the ad and forwarded to wherever, but the '█' did close it. I'm not making this up. This is not even touching the security and privacy implications and incidents.

I really think the there were too much grievances with the whole internet ads.

Related: It somewhat similar to the problem with torrents, people nowadays want their dope instantly – not necessarily gratis. Imagine HBO making GoT available at the same time world-wide for a moderate price. They would be swimming in cash.