Consumer: I block ads for reason X.
Publisher: Don't block ads or I will go out of business.
Consumer: Then please allow me to contribute in some other way (subscription, Patreon, microtransactions).
Publisher: Hm, I dunno, that sounds like work.
I'm seeing more and more articles about online ads popping up. I also use an ad blocker (unlock origin on mobile, umatrix on desktop) for all my browsing just to make it bearable.
But I also see a lot of people saying they'd like to contribute to the sites they visit frequently. I built a proof of concept website to let everyone do just that:
There are several similar concepts (Mozilla with Scroll, quid, even patreon et al), but I think mine reduces friction because signing up is as easy as on HN. Oh, and there's absolutely no tracking or selling of information to third parties.
Any feedback is welcome.
Advertiser: dont block my ads because the business depends on it
Consumer: here's a solution that works for me
Advertiser: but then that solution doesn't work for me
Consumer: i don't care, im still blocking all ads until I feel like i don't have to