Comment by roymurdock

In a weird, perverse way, blocking ads really does damage the economy. Think about what subsidized newspapers, televisions, what drives google, facebook, and youtube - what galvanizes consumption, the great engine of any economy. While ads are annoying, intrusive, and even dangerous at this point, they play a huge role in "subsidizing" important goods and getting people off their couches and into stores, increasing the velocity of money and putting cash back into corporations where it can be pooled and turned into new products.