I already donate to my Mastodon instance, if my instance needs or wants money for any reason, they should set up a donation button and I'll subscribe. Which will give them a lot more money than they would ever make from showing me ads. We should normalize removing all ads from the internet, forever.

hell no, never. start a patreon

If a website needs ads to thrive, it needs ads to thrive. I don't look forward to playing the role of both the beggar and the chooser. As I explain here, under the exact circumstances of today, I'm not afraid to say I'm judgy when someone mentions adblock usage.

Without tracking/privacy invasion, related to the board/community, non animated, not excessive

I don't mind ads as long as they're not following me around. Show me ads based on the community that I'm browsing or something if you want better targeting

none, unless airline ads but way prefer no ads

i wouldn’t mind sacrificing the first post on my home feed as a dedicated advertising spot (clearly marked), if it helps keep things running.

If it does not track you. Eg a normal jpeg image as an ad. It can't track you(but you may not be able to block it

I would block that instance.

If you want to market, buy physical billboard space.