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"I don't think bandwidth limitations are your true reason for blocking ads." I don't have the ability to downvote comments, so I'd just like to say that accusi
by hexis 17y ago
"I don't think bandwidth limitations are your true reason for blocking ads."
I don't have the ability to downvote comments, so I'd just like to say that accusing someone of being deceptive in such a trivial context with so little evidence is really unbecoming.
- AngryParsley 17y agoActually, I think there's quite a bit of evidence for my claim. Think about it. Apparently, one month the OP approached or exceeded his bandwidth cap. Afterwards he thought, "How can I reduce the amount of bandwidth I consume? I know, block ads!" What an amazing coincidence that his bandwidth-reduction strategy also happens to get rid of annoying ads. And how convenient that he can blame AT&T's bandwidth cap for hurting sites like Ars. I'm not accusing him of deception. I'm accusing him of rationalizing. There are plenty of reasons to block ads. For example, I block ads because I dislike most of them. I know it hurts sites that depend on ad revenue, but I simply don't like ads and I'm too lazy to play around with whitelists and blacklists. I'm lazy and selfish, but I'm not rationalizing.