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> I think the author intends for me to be outraged, but I'm not. Problem is that Google and Facebook are partial monopolies. It's not fair.
by RivieraKid 9y ago
> I think the author intends for me to be outraged, but I'm not.
Problem is that Google and Facebook are partial monopolies. It's not fair.
- jimmaswell 9y agoGoogle and Facebook being partial monopolies might be a bad thing, but that would mean it's even less of a bad thing that they're the only ones who have to pay Adblock Plus while the non-monopolies don't have to pay, wouldn't it?
- RivieraKid 9y agoIf the choice is between paying nothing to get whitelisted and paying pocket change, then the latter is preferable of course. But there's a third option, adblockers that can't be bribed by these partial monopolies. I've always used ABP without thinking about it but today I switched to uBlock Origin and it's been amazing, no sponsored links, no annoying popups. In my view, advertising doesn't create value, the world would be a better place without it.
- exolymph 8y agoThey're monopolies by user choice, which is a fundamentally different dynamic from monopolies of old. https://stratechery.com/2015/aggregation-theory/ https://stratechery.com/2015/aggregation-theory/