As to the "they should simply not look at it," then there would be no give and take on Free Republic. No disagreements. Just rubber stamps or silence. Don't like something? Move on.
As to how Free Republic is financed, Free Republic is not financed by clicks nor by posting click bait.
My tagline still appears after my “name”. I thought it had been erased because my stupic Chromebook jumps all over the place, including into my tabline box when I am trying to write a comment, and I have to erase mistypes and go beck to the correct place in the writing.
I was not suggesting that people should not participate in comments dialogue. Merely that if one is upset by certain posts they have the option of ignoring them. I already agreed with your comment about clicks and click bait when I said FR is financed by subscribing with monthly payments or individual contributions.