Nope. Not if you use a VPN and have hardcore blockers. I just checked and I've blocked 6,143,000 ads so far. :-)

I purchased this 7-year-old laptop used, so as not to create first-order demand for conflict minerals.

Gotta get more creative, Danny! I refuse to accept your nihilism! Death to for-profit corporations!

We certainly agree re: predatory corporations. I've written about this several times.