> As I'm sure you're aware, many content creators that you are reading the work of fund their efforts via ads.
I cannot make myself care about that, at all.
I am not the person responsible for finding a viable revenue model, that is the responsibility of the content creator. I refuse all ads and tracking, because I value my own attention span, my time, my bandwidth and my privacy.
I am not obligated to watch ads online, just as I am not obligated to stay on a TV channel and stay in the room while ads are running, just as I am not obligated to pay any attention at all to ad billboards.
As an aside, I support several high-quality content creators through Patreon, and several open source projects through donations.
I cannot make myself care about that, at all.
I am not the person responsible for finding a viable revenue model, that is the responsibility of the content creator. I refuse all ads and tracking, because I value my own attention span, my time, my bandwidth and my privacy.
I am not obligated to watch ads online, just as I am not obligated to stay on a TV channel and stay in the room while ads are running, just as I am not obligated to pay any attention at all to ad billboards.
As an aside, I support several high-quality content creators through Patreon, and several open source projects through donations.