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Honestly I was very fine with just ignoring ads on web pages like I did for a long time, but it's gotten so out of hand in so many ways: - Risk of downloading m

Honestly I was very fine with just ignoring ads on web pages like I did for a long time, but it's gotten so out of hand in so many ways: - Risk of downloading malware - Having to download an additional several megabytes of content I don't even want, but must pay for - Dark pattern UI to get me to click things I'm not interested in - Reverse, poorly made UI that's difficult to get rid of (stupid subscription things) You can argue the ethics of this all day with me but in the end I just don't care. I'm paying for the data pipeline, I'm paying for and maintaining the device that can be infected, and your business model isn't my problem. If you want me to look at ads, make it happen in such a way where it doesn't degrade the rest of the experience. Several websites have done it just fine.

vocatus_gate 10y ago
> You can argue the ethics of this all day with me but in the end I just don't care. I'm paying for the data pipeline, I'm paying for and maintaining the device that can be infected, and your business model isn't my problem. Very well said.
danielweber 10y ago
Why not just stay away from those sites completely?
- coldpie 10y ago
  How do you do this?
- FussyZeus 10y ago
  There are several I don't go to anymore because they lock up their content behind "we noticed you're using adblock" walls. Plus, when using an adblocker it's often difficult to tell what it's blocking. Websites just don't have ads for me.
- c22 10y ago
  Why not punish those sites economically by draining their resources while providing no new ad revenue? That might actually incentivise them to come up with a better model going forward rather than letting the web slowly degrade into a malicious cesspool that no one reads.
  - danielweber 10y ago
    Why would you punish someone for making an offer you don't like and that other people are fine with accepting?
    - c22 10y ago
      Why do you imagine the web works on offers and not requests?

vocatus_gate 10y ago

> You can argue the ethics of this all day with me but in the end I just don't care. I'm paying for the data pipeline, I'm paying for and maintaining the device that can be infected, and your business model isn't my problem. Very well said.

danielweber 10y ago

Why not just stay away from those sites completely?

coldpie 10y ago
How do you do this?
FussyZeus 10y ago
There are several I don't go to anymore because they lock up their content behind "we noticed you're using adblock" walls. Plus, when using an adblocker it's often difficult to tell what it's blocking. Websites just don't have ads for me.
c22 10y ago
Why not punish those sites economically by draining their resources while providing no new ad revenue? That might actually incentivise them to come up with a better model going forward rather than letting the web slowly degrade into a malicious cesspool that no one reads.
- danielweber 10y ago
  Why would you punish someone for making an offer you don't like and that other people are fine with accepting?
  - c22 10y ago
    Why do you imagine the web works on offers and not requests?