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> I have always wrestled with the ethics of adblocking YouTube

have you considered the ethics of the ads themselves? Ads are all too often nonconsensual, manipulative, and harmful. They're designed to exploit us. You should respect yourself enough to avoid them when you can.

While I haven't verified the attribution, I can't really argue with this sentiment: https://i.redd.it/43f9y0p4ni281.png

Ad-blocking really isn't a problem and there's zero reason you should feel at all guilty about it. It certainty isn't theft.

If there is an artist, entertainer, or content producer you want to support there are almost always ways to do that directly without involving ads.



Not to mention a common malware vector




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