Businesses create their customers, and the perfect customer for any ad-revenue-driven company is somebody impulsive, angry, frightened and just tired enough that they keep clicking the things making them impulsive, angry, frightened and tired.
Ad blockers and filters aren't just basic information security hygiene, they're also practical psychological self-defense.
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/17/dont-blame-women-for-mens-loneliness-blame-capitalism/