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I don't understand. This article claims users feel entitled to free content on the internet and then goes into a rant about pricing and ad blockers while doing

by Diamons 11y ago

I don't understand. This article claims users feel entitled to free content on the internet and then goes into a rant about pricing and ad blockers while doing nothing to address the glaring fact that he himself thinks he's entitled to make money off of content. The internet is for the people. It is a free and open service for anyone to use. The only one entitled is the content creator who feels that they have a right to make money for what they produce. Simply no. The internet is for people, not for businesses.

true_religion 11y ago
I'm not sure why you are implying that "for the people", means excluding organized groups of people, especially profit focused groups.
AlexandrB 11y ago
> The internet is for people, not for businesses. This doesn't square with the fact that, at the end of the day, someone has to pay for hosting and bandwidth - not to mention that content creation costs time (money) as well. Ignoring these realities and pretending that the internet is free just externalizes the cost onto those who aren't savvy enough to use an ad blocker or avoid ransomeware.
- Diamons 11y ago
  That's not my problem. You're not entitled to that hosting and bandwidth. If I wanted to, I could host a website off my laptop for a couple hours a day if I wanted to. There is no law of the internet that guarantees a user can be subjected to ads without their consent. The only rule is that any device with a browser can view your content across the world. A user is not entitled to pay / reward a content creator for creating content. That content creator made the content of their own free will. A website is a tool that drives revenue. If there's something to buy or purchase, I can buy it. But a content creator cannot tell me I should not be using an ad blocker because it's how they make money.
  - groovy2shoes 11y ago
    > But a content creator cannot tell me I should not be using an ad blocker because it's how they make money. Yes, they can. I see such messages all the time while surfing the Web.
mwcampbell 11y ago
> The internet is for people, not for businesses. Businesses are just people trying to make a living, which just about everyone has to do.
- Finnucane 11y ago
  Indeed, some of my best friends are businesses.
- Diamons 11y ago
  There are plenty of ways to make a living. If starbucks can sell you $5 coffee, you can make money from a website. But if your creativity is limited to create content + place ads, you have 0 right to bitch and moan about consumers using ad blockers.

by Diamons 11y ago

true_religion 11y ago

I'm not sure why you are implying that "for the people", means excluding organized groups of people, especially profit focused groups.

AlexandrB 11y ago

> The internet is for people, not for businesses. This doesn't square with the fact that, at the end of the day, someone has to pay for hosting and bandwidth - not to mention that content creation costs time (money) as well. Ignoring these realities and pretending that the internet is free just externalizes the cost onto those who aren't savvy enough to use an ad blocker or avoid ransomeware.

Diamons 11y ago
That's not my problem. You're not entitled to that hosting and bandwidth. If I wanted to, I could host a website off my laptop for a couple hours a day if I wanted to. There is no law of the internet that guarantees a user can be subjected to ads without their consent. The only rule is that any device with a browser can view your content across the world. A user is not entitled to pay / reward a content creator for creating content. That content creator made the content of their own free will. A website is a tool that drives revenue. If there's something to buy or purchase, I can buy it. But a content creator cannot tell me I should not be using an ad blocker because it's how they make money.
- groovy2shoes 11y ago
  > But a content creator cannot tell me I should not be using an ad blocker because it's how they make money. Yes, they can. I see such messages all the time while surfing the Web.

mwcampbell 11y ago

> The internet is for people, not for businesses. Businesses are just people trying to make a living, which just about everyone has to do.

Finnucane 11y ago
Indeed, some of my best friends are businesses.
Diamons 11y ago
There are plenty of ways to make a living. If starbucks can sell you $5 coffee, you can make money from a website. But if your creativity is limited to create content + place ads, you have 0 right to bitch and moan about consumers using ad blockers.