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Consider the fact that ad blockers and the Internet culture of ignoring ads has led us to this point. I suppose it's a good parallel to the drug laws: you push

Consider the fact that ad blockers and the Internet culture of ignoring ads has led us to this point. I suppose it's a good parallel to the drug laws: you push people to the illegal market when it becomes impossible to get what you want through the ethical/legal route.

runin2k1 11y ago
People not clicking on ads for things they don't want or need is the problem now? Remember what happened when advertisers started increasing the volume of their TV spots? Do you think that increased sales, or just annoyed people enough to change channels? And what happened in the end with that? Because my recollection is that the FCC stepped in to curb those practices.
- paulhauggis 11y ago
  No. Completely blocking legitimate ads and destroying any possible business model for the person with the content is the problem now.
  - davidgerard 11y ago
    Even the legitimate ad networks for major publisher seem unable to keep from being used as channels for malware. You're not quite making a moral case that it's my duty to open my computer to exploitation to browse the web.
    - paulhauggis 11y ago
      We can't keep people from getting addicted to drugs either. Using your logic, there is no moral case for making them legal. You really aren't winning any arguments here. No worries though. Developers will continue to come back to HN and bitch about losing their high paying development jobs. I'm tired of trying to defend stupid...and just do what everyone else does and capitalize on it instead. The company that writes the most popular Ad block extension has done just this: you can pay to get yourself on a white list. Tell me again how this has anything to do with saving people from malware? I've done my part for society. It's amazing that there are so many smart people that can't see the forest through the trees.

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Consider the fact that ad blockers and the Internet culture of ignoring ads has led us to this point. I suppose it's a good parallel to the drug laws: you push

by paulhauggis 11y ago

runin2k1 11y ago
People not clicking on ads for things they don't want or need is the problem now? Remember what happened when advertisers started increasing the volume of their TV spots? Do you think that increased sales, or just annoyed people enough to change channels? And what happened in the end with that? Because my recollection is that the FCC stepped in to curb those practices.
- paulhauggis 11y ago
  No. Completely blocking legitimate ads and destroying any possible business model for the person with the content is the problem now.
  - davidgerard 11y ago
    Even the legitimate ad networks for major publisher seem unable to keep from being used as channels for malware. You're not quite making a moral case that it's my duty to open my computer to exploitation to browse the web.
    - paulhauggis 11y ago
      We can't keep people from getting addicted to drugs either. Using your logic, there is no moral case for making them legal. You really aren't winning any arguments here. No worries though. Developers will continue to come back to HN and bitch about losing their high paying development jobs. I'm tired of trying to defend stupid...and just do what everyone else does and capitalize on it instead. The company that writes the most popular Ad block extension has done just this: you can pay to get yourself on a white list. Tell me again how this has anything to do with saving people from malware? I've done my part for society. It's amazing that there are so many smart people that can't see the forest through the trees.