I'm fine with certain kinds of targeted advertising.
For example, if I search for "subaru" on Google, it makes sense for the ads on the page to be for cars and local car dealers.
Other than that, I think the online ad industry is almost entirely built on lies and half-truths. Ads support a lot of sites I visit, but I think what it costs me (in computer resources and loss of privacy) is no longer reasonable. I run with an ad blocker all the time now. Mostly I object to the tracking, not the ads.
For example, if I search for "subaru" on Google, it makes sense for the ads on the page to be for cars and local car dealers.
Other than that, I think the online ad industry is almost entirely built on lies and half-truths. Ads support a lot of sites I visit, but I think what it costs me (in computer resources and loss of privacy) is no longer reasonable. I run with an ad blocker all the time now. Mostly I object to the tracking, not the ads.