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>The argument isn't that it's unethical to not watch ads, it's that it's unethical to not watch the ads but still take what they offer in exchange. And that ar
by vitd 11y ago
>The argument isn't that it's unethical to not watch ads, it's that it's unethical to not watch the ads but still take what they offer in exchange.
And that argument is completely and utterly bogus. When you broadcast your radio or TV signal over the airwaves, I can watch or listen just to the content and switch it off, mute it, fast forward it, etc. during the ads. I have no obligation to watch or listen to them and I don't.
It's no different when you put a publicly accessible file on an open server. There are no restrictions on anyone downloading that file and not downloading other unrelated files just so you get paid. If you don't want users doing that, find a different way to get paid.
>Does the MPAA doing shitty things mean we should steal movies from them, or that we should boycott them? How is viewing content without seeing ads any different? Two wrongs don't make a right.
That's a complete non-sequitir. None of this is the same as pirating goods from the RIAA and MPAA. Those are not publicly available pieces of content that anyone can access. You have to break encryption and other similar anti-circumvention tools to watch them without paying.
- nemothekid 11y ago>When you broadcast your radio or TV signal over the airwaves, I can watch or listen just to the content and switch it off, mute it, fast forward it, etc. during the ads. I have no obligation to watch or listen to them and I don't. He said it was unethical, not impossible. Likewise if there is a public fruit stand on the side of the road with no one around, and the owners expect people to take fruit and leave money - sure theres no restrictions to stop you from stealing all the food and the money, but if you do, just because there are no restrictions doesn't mean its not unethical.
- ef4 11y agoDid you really just make the argument that getting up to go to the bathroom during a broadcast TV commercial is the same thing as stealing fruit?
- BookmarkSaver 11y agoDid you really just blatantly ignore his valid point with a BS nitpicking about his comparison?
- nemothekid 11y agoNo, and I don't understand how you can honestly make that conclusion without being purposely obtuse. Intent is a huge factor of this (as is what is ethical), one is being purposely malicious (actively blocking ads, purposely taking money), and the other is just someone using the bathroom.