I had the same thought... but then I realized they managed to share two very minor factoids about Javascript and reach front-page HN with it - so kudos to them for milking us for CPMs. :)

Don't you use an adblocker?

I've used this successfully for years.

https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

While not your traditional ad blocker done via browser extension, it does the job quite well and blocks the requests at the OS level.

I'm not the author or maintainer, just a very happy user.

I use brave browser

I avoid using one on smaller sites so I can support content creators

I prefer to support them by sending actual money. I value my privacy and the loading speed of a website.

Did you send money for the article you just read?

If not maybe they need ads. So many people say they would rather pay directly but few do when given the chance.

Not this specific article, but I do pay to read content.

You don't need so many paying readers to get more money than ads. I also think that people should stop putting ads on their website when the gains are so little.

If writing is your job, write for a proper good media.

Remember when Google ads were two lines of text and a blue link?

money