controversies always bag the most feedback :D
I agree with you it is a grey area. I am really happy that you took the time to think about all the comments and formulate one final thought!

Opinions matter! Opinions make us human.
Ads are very good to help boost the steemverse, but it is going to be a bit unpleasant. But keeping it for a temporary basis sounds good so as not to give the advertisers the power to dictate and filter the kind of content that the blockchain avails many users to put forward. For example, advertisers can pull away their investments if they didn't like YOU talking about advertisers; hence hindering the confidence and likelihood that you will upload such open conversation topic again.
But for the overall good, to get something we may have to sacrifice something in return.