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I think this is easily solved by adblock, have you tried it?
by rw2 11y ago
I think this is easily solved by adblock, have you tried it?
- byron_fast 11y agoNo, because I like to experience the web as it is, which is what most users experience. Yes, it sucks, but that's why I use Windows, too. You can't identify with users if you don't visit their neighborhoods.
- lazyjones 11y ago> No, because I like to experience the web as it is, which is what most users experience. Many users experience similar problems, so they are switching to ad blockers. Several sites reported 50%+ ad blocker usage, so if you're trying to view the web like other users, using ad blockers is probably fine now.
- byron_fast 11y agoBut what's the % for users who "Like" cat memes on Facebook? Less than 50.
- beagle3 11y agoWhy do you care?
- byron_fast 11y agoBecause this is who users are. They will not ever visit Hacker News, and if they did, it might as well be in a foreign language. They will not install ad blockers. When the (insert your most hated Slavic/Asian country) mafia takes over their comp via a Facebook meme, they buy a new computer if they can afford it.
- beagle3 11y agoLet me rephrase yet. Are you a representative of the people in some way that requires you to make this great sacrifice? Do you give up your income because most of the users don't earn as much income? Do you give up your food because some people don't have as much food? Do you refuse to study because most people know less about subject matter X than you could know if you studied it?
- beagle3 11y agoWould you rather identify with users (for whom the web is, indeed, becoming unbearable) or use the web? Unfortunately, it seems you can't do both at the same time.