I'm wondering how this is all going to play out with ad-blocking software and plugins...?

Are we going to see where - if you run such software - suddenly you can't browse any sites, or you can only browse very slowly?

Or will running ad-blocking software be considered illegal or something - because you're depriving potential profit from somebody?

Will ads slowly take over the entire experience? To the point where you just don't want to use the internet any longer (or at least the web)?

Will people move back to gopher and ftp (oh, we can only hope)? BBSs? Door games and MUDs to the rescue?

My wife and I have considered moving to a more rural area of our state - we're both tired of the city and of people in general. I've lamented about how out in such areas, internet service would be spotty or non-existent, but you know what?

Maybe that's a good thing, ultimately. If I need internet for some reason, I'll just mosey into town, send an email or two, then mosey back home.

These advertisers, their enablers, ISPs, and the corrupt political machine that supports it all? They can go f--- themselves.