+1 for uBlock Origin.
I don't agree with this blanket statement. It is not ads that suck.
What sucks, for me, are ads that track me, ads that try to install malware, ads that are data and cpu hogs, ads that try to get my attention in anyway possible, ads that try to deceive me, etc..
This is basically all ads, just a matter of degree. It's been a long time since ads where "Hello, I'm the spokesman, our product does X and Y, costs Z and I recommend it heartily".
Effective modern marketing is using a lot of psychology and statistics to tune the message to be as effective as possible without regard for facts (beyond what being caught obviously lying would cost you). It's all deception.
major industry players charging us all for per-youtube, etc. views of everything? hmm
Ads suck but they are the defacto revenue model for the contemporary internet. Micropayments struggle partially because of the network effect... websites don't integrate because there aren't enough customers, and there aren't enough customers because most websites don't offer micropayments!
ABP could help establish a sustainable micropayment model for the broader internet, and ultimately help increase privacy by addressing that root cause (revenue). Their customer base is significant and the value proposition of "micropayments vs nothing" is much more compelling than "micropayments vs ads". Imagine if Google adopted the same standard with Google Wallet, Youtube, and native Chrome/Android support...
That said, I will continue using uBlock Origin in the mean time. Much faster than ABP :)