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Re:AdBlock Plus will soon allow "non-intrusive" ads by default by energytonic on Monday December 12, 2011 @12:51AM (#3342476)
Nearly every website would happily have a pay wall if advertising didn't exist.

If the majority of people with internet access preferred to pay directly for every website they use, advertising wouldn't exist. But they don't, so it does.

Re:AdBlock Plus will soon allow "non-intrusive" ads by default by Tsagadai on Monday December 12, 2011 @01:12AM (#3342524)
I think many people would be happy to pay if the payment method was easier and less intrusive. If there was a method for sending a few cents for a pageview without a credit card or permanent account, I would use it , constantly. Such a payment method does not presently exist, paying for stuff is hard and there are fees and fixed costs severely limit making it easier.
Re:AdBlock Plus will soon allow "non-intrusive" ads by default by spindritf on Monday December 12, 2011 @01:46AM (#3342603)
> If there was a method for sending a few cents for a pageview without a credit card or permanent account, I would use it

What about https://flattr.com/ ? It seems to be exactly, what you're looking for but haven't really taken off.