&quot;...essentially all of the ad supported sites I visit are diversions&quot; - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;utcc.utoronto.ca&#x2F;~cks&#x2F;space&#x2F;blog&#x2F;web&#x2F;AdSupportedWebDeathView" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;utcc.utoronto.ca&#x2F;~cks&#x2F;space&#x2F;blog&#x2F;web&#x2F;AdSupportedWebD...</a><p>&gt; ads subsidize the vast majority of content on the internet, full stop<p>And most of that content is bullshit. I wouldn&#x27;t miss most of the ad-based sites. Most of the &quot;innovation&quot; is bullshit. I disagree that we&#x27;d go back to the mid-90&#x27;s setup, but I&#x27;d even prefer that to what it is today.<p>The internet did just fine before ads, and it&#x27;d do just fine if they disappeared. I stand by my statement of there being no solid pro-ad argument.