How, after like 70 years of mainstream TV show and movie broadcasts, can anyone still think advertising and commercials are a good idea?

(answer to both: it’s because they separate the fool from their money often enough to be a viable revenue strategy)

Of the rare ones that get through ublock origin, I particularly like the popups that ask me what I thought of the website, or suggest that if I enjoyed the article, I should sign up for more like it.

Bitch, I haven’t had time to fucking read it yet!

I close those websites and never visit them again, BTW. Usually news sites, so the story will be found elsewhere easily enough.