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If your work arrangement was "I'll show up and work on what you ask, then you tip me if you want", then your analogy might make sense. No one is forcing websit
by MichaelGG 11y ago
If your work arrangement was "I'll show up and work on what you ask, then you tip me if you want", then your analogy might make sense. No one is forcing websites to respond to requests and serve content.
- tedunangst 11y agoUnfortunately, this is almost an argument for more interstitial ads. View this ad first, then I'll let you look at the content. No ad? No content.
- alextgordon 11y agoGreat, then the social contract is clear. I can click the back button. There is a lot of good content out there that is not ad-dependent. If all ad-dependent websites made a clear declaration that "you are not welcome, go somewhere else" that would solve my problem. Not theirs though...
- tedunangst 11y agoAgreed that I generally prefer clarity, but I'm also one of those who don't mind the occasional "unobtrusive" ad. I would hate to see ads become more obtrusive solely for me to have the opportunity to decline them.
- simoncion 11y agoIt's solidly an argument for paywalls. NB: I strongly dislike advertising/tracking networks and paywalls.
- s73v3r 11y agoSo basically, you want everything for free.
- simoncion 11y agoSure thing. That's why I regularly use the threat of force to get my meals from the corner market, once monthly carry a thermonuclear device into the lobbies of my utility company, ISP, and landlord to make those bills vanish, and am always trailed by a cadre of highly competent ninja for one-off encounters. Far more seriously: your statement is a non sequitur.