A couple of points from someone who works in the online ad business:
1. People who block/remove ads are a tiny, tiny minority (right now)
2. If you're that opposed to ads, I'd just as soon not show you one. It costs money to show it -- something like $0.00003-9/impression. That adds up.
3. A site which doesn't perform at all -- e.g., no one clicks, all ads are blocked, etc -- will eventually cease to make money from ads and will be forced to seek another revenue model.
1. People who block/remove ads are a tiny, tiny minority (right now)
2. If you're that opposed to ads, I'd just as soon not show you one. It costs money to show it -- something like $0.00003-9/impression. That adds up.
3. A site which doesn't perform at all -- e.g., no one clicks, all ads are blocked, etc -- will eventually cease to make money from ads and will be forced to seek another revenue model.