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Preamble:

We're living our lives in war fields, but still nobody seems to care. Each day, we go by, under the threat of deadly weapons.
They don't look like weapons, but they are, and they're shooting at your most precious thing, your mind.

That's damn right, I'm talking about ads. They're everywhere, shooting at your attention, from the radio, from the TV, from the side of the road while you're driving, from the clothes of those people passing by, from all those posters stuck one upon another on every wall, and of course, how could I forget, from the side, top, bottom, and between the lines of the web page that you're browsing.

From where I stand, there's no difference between a robber pointing a gun at me, and those people pointing ads at me.

Let's face the harsh truth, ads are nothing more but profit making weapons, used by people who don't give a damn about you. All they're interested in is your money. They want you to become a consumer, their consumer. They don't care if what they offer helps you in any way, as long as you buy their shit. Customer care is just a big pile of bullshit. ( RIP George Carlin )

On topic:

There are people advocating that it is not moral to use an ad blocker. Now, I'll just assume that it's an accident that most of them work in the advertising business. All I want to ask these folks is this: What about respect for the human being?

Shouldn't we respect the individual and let him decide when he wants to search for something he NEEDS?
Does it really makes more sense for every company that wants to sell something to blast each and every being with interminable ads?

It makes sense in a world obsessed by profit maximization and "economic growth"( the most deceiving euphemism ever ) . But this is insanely backwards. Trying to increase numbers in a bank account while depleting our natural habitat and making life a perpetual fight for almost every human being in the civilized world it is not a good strategy.

Instead, it would make much more sense to build a society centered on the individual experience, on helping not selling.
We should strive to discover what we like, our qualities, and use them to help each other. Provide value, and that value will find a way to get back to you just when you need it most.

As for all those ad shooters, I just want to tell you this: Fire an ad at me and I'll consider it a war declaration, as such, I feel entitled to employ any means to defend myself.

You have better options: put a price on it, or wait for donations. We should work together towards learning to give back for something we use, not towards extorting our share from every visitor. We need to let the individual exercise his freedom of choice. It's a much better alternative.

That said, work for perpetual war or for perpetual peace. It's your choice!