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naasking | karma 11844 | avg karma 1.61 · 2019-12-24 22:11:48

And you can opt out of ads by buying their coin to distribute to sites that require payment.

jki275 | karma 302 | avg karma 0.16 · 2019-12-25 04:43:30+00:00

Or I can run an ad blocker and they can go fuck themselves.

naasking | karma 11844 | avg karma 1.61 · 2019-12-25 20:21:28+00:00

Sure, and thanks for contributing to the decline of the free web.

Simon_says | karma 650 | avg karma 0.68 · 2019-12-26 06:21:32+00:00

Ads are the decline of the free web.

naasking | karma 11844 | avg karma 1.61 · 2020-01-05 16:20:19+00:00

Yeah, no. The ad model driven by broken financial incentives and broken browsers that leak privacy everywhere is what broke the web. Fixing those incentives and fixing the browser fixes the actual problem.

Free content still costs money to host. If I can't write about cool programming or science projects for free, like having my hosting paid by ads, I very likely won't write it at all, and the web would be all the poorer for it if everyone in similar shoes reaches the same logical conclusion.

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jki275 | karma 302 | avg karma 0.16 · 2019-12-26 03:50:14

No.

Ads have destroyed the web. I have no desire to support this broken system.

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buboard | karma 6145 | avg karma 1.29 · 2019-12-26 09:11:58+00:00

i m sure publishers will not appreciate that attitude and will block your ad blocker. some publishers may redirect those users to brave.

jki275 | karma 302 | avg karma 0.16 · 2019-12-26 03:49:39

Then I don’t care about their content.

buboard | karma 6145 | avg karma 1.29 · 2019-12-26 09:54:35+00:00

if one hits a paywall, they must necessarily have cared about their content

jki275 | karma 302 | avg karma 0.16 · 2019-12-26 12:48:20+00:00

My care meter goes instantly to zero. It's capable of being adjusted.