[gobip]

If I come to your house, destroy your door, steal your mom's dinner for 4 ppl, are we both cheating?

How about we compare with something actually worth comparing for? For example switching channels when there's the ad break, or turning the sound off, etc.

When I download something, I'm not "stealing it". When I block an ad, I'm not stealing either. I didn't remove 10$ from Google's bank account that was there before.

[HeavyStorm]

If you don't pay your electric bills you never removed money from where it was before. Does it now applies?

[CivBase]

I signed a contract with my local power company, which I would be breaking if I did not pay them. I signed no such contract with Internet Historian.

That said, I appreciate it when content creators provide alternative ways to support them. I support dozens of creators with monthly donations and I occasionally buy merchandise when they're selling something I'm interested in. Just don't waste my time with ads.