Some of us just want to go back to the days when almost all internet content we saw was made by obsessive hobbyists.

I understand both sides, but it feels like the ad world has been in a race to the bottom for a long time. I wouldn't really mind a few simple static banner ads here and there. But it seems like every site with ads has stuck dozens of them everywhere with video and animation, and sometimes semi-malicious scripts too.

Not only frome the ads revenue, but also from being able to advertise their product to others. That is the original idea of ads. You have a products that you think is useful to others, and you need a way to let others know that this product exists and can be purchased.

We understand that many businesses and services wouldn’t exist without ads — we just don’t care.

In fact, it’s not apathy, it’s antipathy.

I think the world would be a better place if ad-supported businesses, advertisers, advertiser-driven tracking, and ad-tech companies simply did not exist.