I wonder what makes you think that anyone who blocks ads would be even the slightest bit interested in buying something from a banner ad that they saw on a website.
Regardless of your opinion on the matter, there is going to be interest from webmasters in software that prevents people from blocking ads. People who run websites do have real costs (such as bandwidth), and if they so desire, they do have the right to attempt and deny access (or whatever) to people who block site ads.
The AntiAdBlocker guy is correct in that it's ad views and not click-throughs that are generally the important thing for the webmaster. Granted, he didn't make his case in a particularly polite manner (neither did you). But he's got the right to produce and distribute his software, just as the Junkbuster etcetera people do. If it wasn't wanted, webmasters wouldn't use it and we'd have no problem. Live and let live.
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The AntiAdBlocker guy is correct in that it's ad views and not click-throughs that are generally the important thing for the webmaster. Granted, he didn't make his case in a particularly polite manner (neither did you). But he's got the right to produce and distribute his software, just as the Junkbuster etcetera people do. If it wasn't wanted, webmasters wouldn't use it and we'd have no problem. Live and let live.