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I don't think we can agree to this. Ads do not sustain the free services I use; I object to advertising, full stop. You are welcome to think your free service
by mercutio2 10y ago
I don't think we can agree to this.
Ads do not sustain the free services I use; I object to advertising, full stop.
You are welcome to think your free services are essential, I will disagree with you in most of the cases that are ad supported.
- hamax 10y ago> Ads do not sustain the free services I use; So you don't need an ad blocker then?
- manigandham 10y agoWhat free services are you using that aren't ad supported? You don't use Facebook or visit any major site (without a subscription)? And value isn't determined by whether you think it's essential or not but your actions in using it. If you're consuming content/services, then you're getting value.
- mercutio2 10y agoI loathe facebook with a flaming passion. That it has captured identity on the internet, and chained it to advertising, is a disgrace. I feel similarly about Google, fortunately there are alternative search engines.
- icebraining 10y agoWhich alternative search engine do you use that doesn't have ads and/or pull results from Google?
- dingaling 10y ago> What free services are you using that aren't ad supported? Personally I use Flightradar24, Weather Underground, Shipfinder and some other lesser-known networks for free without ads because I feed data to them. They even give me ad-free phone apps.