If someone else can clone your idea so easily then surely the idea is likely not to have much value anyway?
More importantly, my point was more an expression of disappointment that people are too keen to make quick and easy money through something which I consider to be generally deplorable. A large proportion of adverts are FUD exploitation and I don't think it's in the consumers' interests.
For me personally, if it came down to a choice between 1. monetisation through ads or 2. earn my living another way, I'd make an effort to pick the latter. I caveat this with the fact that I haven't had to face this choice in life yet.
More importantly, my point was more an expression of disappointment that people are too keen to make quick and easy money through something which I consider to be generally deplorable. A large proportion of adverts are FUD exploitation and I don't think it's in the consumers' interests.
For me personally, if it came down to a choice between 1. monetisation through ads or 2. earn my living another way, I'd make an effort to pick the latter. I caveat this with the fact that I haven't had to face this choice in life yet.