Does anyone have any adblockers they recommend that still show "safe" ads (e.g. non-malware) by default, without having to whitelist every site? I'd be open to the security benefits of an adblocker if I could still passively support all the sites I visit.
The only "good" ads are those you have to specifically go out of your way to view because you want to view them; such as product catalogues.
All other ads are physiological assault and should be made illegal. Particularly those ads which exist "IRL" and can't otherwise be blocked, such as billboards.
If you want to harm advertisers while possibly support the sites, you can use AdNauseum, which basically does what uBlock Origin does, but will randomly access a percentage of the ads blocked, to waste the advertiser's money.
I don't particularly want to harm advertisers; I'm just interested in the proposed security benefits from OP. This does seem like a realistic middleground though. Thanks for the suggestion.
Edit: changed "good" to "safe" for clarity