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>how would end-users find out about products, content, apps, etc? I've never, in my life on the internet, seen an ad and said, "Hey, I'll check out that produc
by forgetsusername 11y ago
>how would end-users find out about products, content, apps, etc?
I've never, in my life on the internet, seen an ad and said, "Hey, I'll check out that product." I've been conditioned to see them as scams, and I don't think that will ever change.
The great thing about the web is that it's a "pull" system. When I want something, I'll go look for it. The days of throwing random things in front of my face in the hopes that some basal impulse will sucker me into buying your product are, thankfully, going away.
So, "saving my bandwidth", "keeping my ram free", and "personal sanity".
- andreicon 11y agoReply everyone: thank you for being so supportive, i've never asked anything on HN before and I wasn't aware of the issues regarding ads before I asked. Truthfully I think everyone should be aware of what they browse before they block everything (look at countries that block through DNS, users not speaking for themselves) and embrace ads as a form of information instead of blocking sites as scams. This is not over, but thank you all for taking the time to write this. Much appreciated!