For me, and many people, advertising is a mental health issue. I don't enjoy those ads, they are very disturbing and jarring. It causes me anxiety and I don't like the things that those ads normalize. I don't think most people, especially americans, realize how far off the rails our society is in terms of our normalization of insane shit.

So, for health reasons, I block nearly all advertisements. It is a HUGE mental health win. There is a ton of research behind this, as well.

I'm not going to pay extra money to disable a health concern. I'll block ads instead. I should not have to PAY MORE for a product that doesn't damage my health.

I will always happily directly support content creators. I will not watch ads.

> I should not have to PAY MORE for a product that doesn't damage my health.

Is this the same way of saying your mental health is important to you but you're not prepared to pay a service money to protect said mental health and support creators you like?

You're responding to a comment that says they pay and don't see ads

> I'm not going to pay extra money to disable a health concern.

Honest question: Why? You do pay for toothpaste, right? If you have a gym membership, you pay extra for the convenience not to do cardio in the woods (which is great in late May, much less so in late November). You tend to pay more for nutritious food as compared to things you get at a fast food joint.

What makes a health concern related to $genericOnlineService different?

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