Maybe. But as a single data point (me) I used to read both those sites regularly, but now every time I go there I&#x27;m like &#x27;oh yeah.. (back button)&#x27;<p>Funny thing is though, the site &#x27;The Atlantic&#x27; had a banner next to an article I was reading saying something along the lines of &quot;Hey, we notice you are using an ad blocker, would you mind turning it off, or signing up for a subscription to support us?&quot; But i was still able to read the article.<p>After reading I turned the ad blocker off for their site for good.<p>Maybe something about &#x27;forcing&#x27; me to turn off my blocker annoys me, but I find that a site which asks nicely, let&#x27;s me still read and whose content I enjoy, I am more than happy to turn off the blocker.