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What do you think about the fact that the website you linked as a reference is ad-supported? Assuming that you use an ad-blocker, have you contributed money dir
by humbledrone 10y ago
What do you think about the fact that the website you linked as a reference is ad-supported? Assuming that you use an ad-blocker, have you contributed money directly to the web site in compensation?
It seems that you got some value from the web site. Is this consistent with "advertising ruins everything"?
Without ads, do you think the web site would exist at all?
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- satori99 10y agoMaybe not, but it was the first result of many when I searched for "Adnix". It's not their content either. I did not compensate the site, and I don't feel bad about that at all. I did, however, pay Carl Sagan for it many years ago, when he first published Contact.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> Without ads, do you think the web site would exist at all? Quite likely. This kind of content is something people tend to maintain out of their own interest in the subject and willingness to share. Ads are added more like as a "why not?" thing. Anyway, there are many ways to monetize that don't involve asking third parties to shove shit at your visitors.
- CaptSpify 10y agoPlenty of quality sites existed before advertisement flooded the internet. Plenty can exist without advertisements now as well.