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> you could choose to pay or not pay. It would be totally okay not to pay

it was never OK to never pay at a grocery store. But some stores don't want the cost of enforcement, so accept some losses from stealing.

Whether this argument applies to web based ads is difficult to say. I don't agree - but there's valid viewpoints out there do agree.

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I said IF you could choose not to pay (if it was legal, the owner did not mind it), it WOULD make more sense not to pay (as you would save your money). That is how it is with websites today, the owners let you do it, even though they could prevent you from accessing their content.

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