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Flame pardoned, but there is no high horse. Instead, there's an observation about the general trends in online marketing: go native or die by a thousand ad-bl
by omginternets 10y ago
Flame pardoned, but there is no high horse. Instead, there's an observation about the general trends in online marketing: go native or die by a thousand ad-blocks.
>Ads aren't meant for you, they are meant to help the producer of the content.
Sadly for the producer of the content, I (or others) have to consume the god-damn ads. Complaining that one's users are blocking one's ads amounts to complaining that one's marketing strategy is bad.
So yes, I do have trouble taking "boo hoo people are blocking my ads" seriously.
- yladiz 10y agoGo back and read the article. Hunt is not complaining about users blocking ads, he is complaining that a specific adblocker is blocking his ad even though it is unobtrusive and he sent in a specific form to allow the ad.
- omginternets 10y agoWith respect: go back and read the comment thread. - we agree that he's complaining about a specific list - we agree that the ad is unobtrusive - we agree that he sent in a form However: 1. it's an ad 2. "unobtrusive" is relative, and clearly people are annoyed with his ad In what world is blaming EasyList the right move? They're doing what it is they're meant to do (and that for which people donate to the service): blocking annoyances on the web.