60 million people use Adblock services. I believe that Adblocking is quite selfish. Here is why that is.
As you all know, Ads are how a website or a Network makes money. You may think "Those greedy bastards!" and proceed to start a rebellion against those cash-Nazis via Adblock, to keep those intrusive Ads off of your browser.
Assuming that you visit websites that you love (why wouldn't you?) and use Adblock, then you are pretty much asking for that site to go broke. Imagine this scenario: You watch as a bear rides a unicycle while juggling swords for an hour for your entertainment....but then, you refuse to spend 30 seconds to reward him with a fish. That is basically what you are doing to companies when you use Adblock. They spend their own money to create this content for you, and yet, you refuse to allow Ads to fill up some space so that the company can make that money back to continue creating that content that you claim to love. Viewing an Ad costs you nothing, and the company can still afford to keep producing that content. If everyone stops viewing Ads, then the company will struggle and may go broke.... and you will lose that content.
Hey, Ads are annoying. They are. But, it is necessary if you want the content you love to stay around. It is a sacrifice that you should damn well make. Using Adblock is like viewing your favorite TV shows on an illegal website...you potentially sacrifice the future of the very show you are watching just so that you can watch it for free. How does that even make sense?
Using Adblock is detrimental to everybody. It's detrimental to the companies and networks, and in return, it is detrimental to you.
Come on people. Ads are annoying, but is a lack of Ads really worth possibly having the content you love getting cancelled?
Do you agree? Do you believe that Adblock is detrimental, or do you think it is beneficial? What are your thoughts and views?
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