yeah... I mean I wish for the ad-free Internet, and it's out
  there, but I have to be honest that FB has done a good job at
  bringing ppl together and keeping them here. I'm here. You're
  here. That's good proof. I'm on a dozen other social networks
  but as long as I'm coming here, it's their shop and they do more
  or less ok. At the same time, I'll complain about them too of
  course: likely right here too tongue emoticon == ikr - the ads
  are improving. Also, there's a new trend of sites refusing you
  entry UNLESS you accept their ads. I noticed it on Forbes and a
  few of the other big newspapers online. So, for those sites, you
  HAVE to turn off your ad-blocker to use them. Eventually, I
  expect that to be the norm.