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It really does seem like a race to the bottom at this point, but it's a releif to see that we're starting to move past calling people theives for ad blocking. E
by elipsey 11y ago
It really does seem like a race to the bottom at this point, but it's a releif to see that we're starting to move past calling people theives for ad blocking. Except for the scolding, this situation reminds of the days shortly before everyone had popup blocking built in to browsers; for normal people the internet is broken, and for us, it's hard to realize how awful it is until we use grandma's computer, and get a horrifying reminder of how the other half lives.
If someone's business model relies on exploiting security flaws on the client, they shouldn't expect to trade on that forever.
- cpeterso 11y agoI don't use an ad blocker (because I want to experience the web that most users do), but it feels like the annoying ad problem has gotten much, much worse in just the last 1–2 months.
- Goronmon 11y ago...it's hard to realize how awful it is until we use grandma's computer, and get a horrifying reminder of how the other half lives. I don't run an ad-blocker and I don't run into too many problems. I avoid sites that annoy me with ads, it's pretty simple. I actually have the reverse outlook that you have. I feel like most people over-exagerrate the ad problem to more easily justify running an ad-blocker.
- BeefySwain 11y agoIf you honestly believe that then you should try to associate with more technically illiterate. The web is a metaphorical minefield of malware. The average internet user can't download chrome without installing two or three pieces of adware along the way.