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> Ads have crippled innovation on the Internet, not promoted it. The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. So your premise is wrong. Ads are the big

> Ads have crippled innovation on the Internet, not promoted it. The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. So your premise is wrong. Ads are the biggest driver of innovation on the internet right now. Inherently so. Because people want to get paid so they get more and more creative. Everything from youtube videos to web content, to science articles. They all flourish and exist because of ads, not because of your make believe hypothetical solution. You know, the one that is still not invented, nor have you even explained it. If such a solution was possible, we'd be using that instead. Until then, let's stick to reality, thanks.

dhimes 11y ago
The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. I hope you are joking, or knowingly exaggerating. The internet was around waaaayyyyy before ads. Even when hte internet became a conduit for commerce, the first ads were just banners that advertisers bought on a (usually) related web page. Kind of like newspapers. Then Google decided that they would show ads based on what people were looking for. Rather than guessing my interests because I'm on the West Marine web page, they will show me ads related to my search inquiry. Starts to get a little creepy, but as long as they don't save my queries it's probably ok. <insert a montage/> And now we are where we are today.
mike-cardwell 11y ago
"The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. So your premise is wrong" This statement is so laughably and obviously wrong to anyone that is aware of the history of the Internet, or has the abilitiy to think logically. "Ads are the biggest driver of innovation on the internet right now. Inherently so" That is completely irrelevant to whether or not the Internet would exist and be good if Ads didn't exist. "Because people want to get paid so they get more and more creative" You don't seem to be aware of the difference between "getting paid" and "getting paid by using ads" "Everything from youtube videos to web content, to science articles. They all flourish and exist because of ads" Again, this is laughably wrong to anyone with the capability of thinking. "your make believe hypothetical solution" - You mean, "pay for content". Yay, I know that's crazy! The reason that we don't have good ways to pay for content, is because Ads have made that incredibly difficult, because Ads give the illusion that you're getting something for free. How do you compete with that? You can't. Because Ads are here, and they're ruining the Internet, and they're ruining any innovation that would occur in non-Ad payment methods.

dhimes 11y ago

The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. I hope you are joking, or knowingly exaggerating. The internet was around waaaayyyyy before ads. Even when hte internet became a conduit for commerce, the first ads were just banners that advertisers bought on a (usually) related web page. Kind of like newspapers. Then Google decided that they would show ads based on what people were looking for. Rather than guessing my interests because I'm on the West Marine web page, they will show me ads related to my search inquiry. Starts to get a little creepy, but as long as they don't save my queries it's probably ok. <insert a montage/> And now we are where we are today.

mike-cardwell 11y ago

"The internet itself wouldn't even exist without ads. So your premise is wrong" This statement is so laughably and obviously wrong to anyone that is aware of the history of the Internet, or has the abilitiy to think logically. "Ads are the biggest driver of innovation on the internet right now. Inherently so" That is completely irrelevant to whether or not the Internet would exist and be good if Ads didn't exist. "Because people want to get paid so they get more and more creative" You don't seem to be aware of the difference between "getting paid" and "getting paid by using ads" "Everything from youtube videos to web content, to science articles. They all flourish and exist because of ads" Again, this is laughably wrong to anyone with the capability of thinking. "your make believe hypothetical solution" - You mean, "pay for content". Yay, I know that's crazy! The reason that we don't have good ways to pay for content, is because Ads have made that incredibly difficult, because Ads give the illusion that you're getting something for free. How do you compete with that? You can't. Because Ads are here, and they're ruining the Internet, and they're ruining any innovation that would occur in non-Ad payment methods.