This point though. Do you pay for the content you consume? If not, you contribute to creators gravitating towards advertisement to pay rent with their work.
There are services out there that sell my data, even if I pay for them, such as Netflix or Spotify. There are also content creators out there that I can pay that respect my privacy. Most newspapers work that way, and some podcasts, too.
This point though. Do you pay for the content you consume? If not, you contribute to creators gravitating towards advertisement to pay rent with their work.
I hope you understand that services you also pay for are also selling your data.
There are services out there that sell my data, even if I pay for them, such as Netflix or Spotify. There are also content creators out there that I can pay that respect my privacy. Most newspapers work that way, and some podcasts, too.
Use patreon, liberapay, and open collective to pay the creator directly, then aggressively block ads. Thats what I do.
The point is to give creators money, not advertisers
This is the way - avoid ads as much as possible, and support environments/services/creators that respect your privacy directly with money.