Well, as someone who doesn&#x27;t earn money from ads, I&#x27;m on their side.<p>I agree with the arguments against ads, but I also remember what it was like to not have a CC or money to spend, and ads work as a redistribution mechanism; until someone can make a good argument why the poor won&#x27;t be left out of the brave new world of paid-for content, I still won&#x27;t use an ad-blocker.