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When a page takes up 1/3 of the display playing an obnoxious advertising video with sound that can be neither minimized or dismissed, they lose the right to com
by lutusp 10y ago
When a page takes up 1/3 of the display playing an obnoxious advertising video with sound that can be neither minimized or dismissed, they lose the right to complain about ad blockers.
- umanwizard 10y ago"When a restaurant charges more than I want to pay for their food, they lose the right to complain about me leaving without paying"
- lutusp 10y agoYou're missing the point -- it's not an objection to advertising, it's an objection to advertising that cannot possibly work, that alienates consumers. Consumers aren't the only people who must live in reality -- advertisers must live there too.
- stcredzero 10y agoEver since the influence of Edward Bernays, advertisers and consumers don't live in reality, and big companies make more money than before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
- hazza1 10y agoIf my meal is interrupted by constant distracting advertising I've got a good case for walking out, I'm certainly not going back.