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what do you think would happen if, magically, all those Flash ads disappeared one day? Users of FlashBlock, ClickToFlash, and platforms that don't support Flas

• ryanwaggoner 17y ago
  No, they know what happens if the ads disappear for them, but if they disappeared for everyone, they would just be replaced with other sources of annoyance and bother. Yes, you could block some of those, but eventually, you start blocking things that are genuinely useful, like images or javascript. Right now, Flash one most sites means one of two things: ads or video. Kill Flash and now the situation won't be nearly as clear or easy to block.
  • GHFigs 17y ago
    Unless you've got a solution for the underlying problem that it is profitable to distract people, this is going to happen no matter what people do. Removing Flash from the list of ways which they are able to do that means that they have to work that much harder, rather than you having to work that much harder to conserve your attention by blocking it. Make the bastards chase you.
    • ryanwaggoner 17y ago
      That's just it, though...blocking flash is easy and 99% of the time, all I'm missing is ads and video. And one click displays the video if I really want to watch it. Whereas if flash goes away, I'll have to start blocking things that are more useful on more levels, like images, javascript, etc.