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Which is more reason to be aware of reasons to get one: security, Annoyances, security, mental effort to pay attention to ads (Takes effort/training to block/ig
by wernercd 11y ago
Which is more reason to be aware of reasons to get one: security, Annoyances, security, mental effort to pay attention to ads (Takes effort/training to block/ignore/click X/etc), security, bandwidth (more for mobile), Oh... did I mention security (lots of attacks through ad networks)?
- bobwaycott 11y agoGood grief. Do you seriously think I am, unlike all the other HN users, likely to be unaware of reasons for using adblockers? The reasons for using an adblocker are entirely orthogonal to what happened when I clicked on a link shared by another HN user—a link I have an inherently higher expectation of trust for because it's from a fellow HN user. The user needed to know the site they shared is a piece of shit source that shouldn't be posted to HN.