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errantspark · 2020-07-11 18:32:12+00:00

No amount of paying for things beats the experience of a decent ad-blocker.

fomine3 | karma 4883 | avg karma 0.96 · | 2021-05-20 01:03:07+00:00

It's cat and mouse game, but currently ad blockers win all battles.

billybilly1920 | karma 21 | avg karma 0.58 · | 2015-09-11 18:34:24+00:00

I've never run into a situation where turning off the ad blocker was worth the content; I'll assume this still holds true.

imron | karma 7478 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2018-10-17 21:41:16

There is zero cost associated with ad blockers, and they will significantly improve your entire web experience.

thathndude | karma 2227 | avg karma 5.88 · | 2021-06-17 14:49:02+00:00

Plenty of people will pay nothing to block ads (I.e. use a free ad blocker). But when it's time to pay, different story!

clarky07 | karma 2826 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2015-08-11 14:44:56+00:00

I never used an ad blocker until the last month or so. Ive made money with content and ads before and I know it's hard to do. Sadly, things have gotten absurd lately. Chrome basically slowed my computer to a halt on an almost daily basis. The performance improvement from using an ad blocker has been tremendous. So much difference I have a hard time believing it.

As a side bonus I also don't have to deal with auto playing video ads and popover boxes asking me to subscribe to content I haven't yet had a chance to see if I like.

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cfinke | karma 1543 | avg karma 5.98 · | 2015-05-28 16:03:31

Ad-blocking is more akin to eating the good parts of an apple and then not paying the grocery store because you didn't want the rotten spots.

godelski | karma 19371 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2017-12-29 05:43:11+00:00

I use an ad blocker because it is basic security.

beervirus | karma 1911 | avg karma 1.46 · | 2020-05-11 02:50:04+00:00

Yeah, ad blocking in general is what makes the web tolerable.

kjeksfjes | karma 30 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2023-12-01 01:49:50

While it's hard to disagree, I'd like to remind everyone about that in many cases the alternative is to pay for services. The suckers who don't use AD blockers are effectively paying for our content.

saagarjha | karma 56017 | avg karma 2.29 · | 2019-04-15 17:45:03+00:00

Except navigating the web with an ad blocker makes it significantly more enjoyable.

todd3834 | karma 2498 | avg karma 3.32 · | 2022-04-14 08:58:56

Ad blockers are so good that I nearly forgot about this experience.

factotvm | karma 113 | avg karma 1.61 · | 2019-08-05 19:59:18+00:00

And what is more convenient than an ad blocker?

michaelbuckbee | karma 12247 | avg karma 5.13 · | 2015-10-28 11:40:41+00:00

This experience has always been why I've been against ad blockers: in some sense it 'rewards' bad publishers who choke their site with ads.

colmvp | karma 7419 | avg karma 5.52 · | 2022-01-31 10:23:25

I can't imagine navigating the web without an ad-blocker.

RedneckBob | karma 71 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2015-02-02 14:26:40+00:00

That is why I don't mind almost all current advertising, my ad blocker (disconnect.me) does a fantastic job.

kybernetyk | karma 4174 | avg karma 3.29 · | 2014-01-18 12:00:04+00:00

Without ad blockers I would be back to using gopher and usenet.

DeathArrow | karma 9561 | avg karma 2.13 · | 2023-12-13 01:22:27

I benefit from ad free internet since the first ad blocker extension was made.

unmole | karma 6929 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2023-07-13 06:01:06

I pay to skip ads wherever that's an option. I do use an ad-blocker because ads are annoying. What I don't so is pretend my ad-blocking is a grand crusade for privacy.

anoncake | karma 1589 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2020-06-15 01:16:04+00:00

Using sites that are infested by ads is the very reason to use an ad blocker.