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> If we agree that ads are bad, why not just ban them altogether and replace them with one single directory of stuff and stuff providers where customer would go
by epoch1970 11y ago
> If we agree that ads are bad, why not just ban them altogether and replace them with one single directory of stuff and stuff providers where customer would go to when he needs some stuff.
That's exactly what has happened. Web browser users have "banned" ads by using ad blocking extensions or some other means of removing ads. Then if they want to buy something, they search for it on Google.
- rokhayakebe 11y agoThen if they want to buy something, they search for it on Google. Then they click on the first 3 results which are all ads. Worst, just yesterday I saw someone do this. I asked them if they knew they were clicking on ads. They looked at me blankly as in "what are you saying, and what does it matter."
- CM30 11y agoThis is why I always install adblock on every computer possible. A lot of people don't seem to notice or care about the difference between ads and content, so the safest and most efficient way to fix it is just to remove the ads altogether.
- Matheus28 11y agoWhy does it matter if whatever he clicked on satisfies his needs?