> If you don't want to watch the ads that are posted, that's your right. But someone has to fork over cash for hosting and bandwidth (and paying staff, so they can pay their bills), and I'm guessing you're not that person.
That's also not my problem. They put their content in a public space, so I'm free to consume it as I will. If they would like control over that interaction, they're free to take their content to a private space where they can enforce whatever rules they would like. That private space probably isn't nearly as profitable, but their business plan is also not my problem.
I don't feel any obligation to let them reap the rewards of being publicly accessible, while negating any drawbacks via social convention. They have a solution if they want to force people to watch ads, I'd encourage them to take it if this is so important. I'm not going to change behavior to support their business plan.
Shopping malls put in parking lots and bathrooms. The goal is for shoppers to use them, but we all accept that people who aren't buying anything use them. This is the same thing. Being publicly accessible comes with costs, and the business can either decide being public is worth it and pay them, or decide they aren't and shut off public access.
Ads are the same thing. I don't feel bad about using ad blockers any more than I feel bad about walking around the mall for exercise or using their bathroom and deciding not to buy anything.