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> That's the first reason why I started using ad-blockers 15 years ago. The privacy issue is a recent thing. So you are on board with Google's acceptable ads i
by RestlessMind 8y ago
> That's the first reason why I started using ad-blockers 15 years ago. The privacy issue is a recent thing.
So you are on board with Google's acceptable ads initiative then?
What I find frustrating is that people (in aggregate, not individually) keep moving goalposts. First, it's about annoying ads and how they will accept good ads. When presented with good ads, it becomes about tracking and how they will pay for the subscription. When subscription is available, how it is too heavy handed and they want something more flexible like micropayments. When you get micropayments, it is about how they introduce so much friction and mental overload.
I have came to realize that people (again, in aggregate and not individually) just want stuff as cheap as possible; other reasons just seem like excuses.
- ahoy 8y agoCompanies shave costs and they're seen as shrewd, individuals do the same and they're seen as "cheap".
- RestlessMind 8y agoTrying to shave costs is very reasonable, both for companies and individuals. Let's just be honest about it.
- jiveturkey 8y agoit’s not just about as cheap as possible. ads are free.
- inetknght 8y agoAds are not free. They cost users in bandwidth, device battery, and website usability.
- inetknght 8y agoAre the goalposts really moving? Or are you talking to different people? There are quite a lot of different people on the Earth with access to the internet and different perceptions of what ads are acceptable.