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It doesn’t come off as shaming to me, but rather as begging. Like begging, but without the human element to engender empathy or pity, so you’re just left with d
by GW150914 8y ago
It doesn’t come off as shaming to me, but rather as begging. Like begging, but without the human element to engender empathy or pity, so you’re just left with disgust. The internet, from “please give us a buck so we can stay up!” to endless crowdfunding resembles nothing quite so much as a collection of beggars rattling their cups and with their stories written on cardboard.
If that’s your “business model” then good luck with that, but I don’t feel shame or pity. I’d like to unblock sites, but white listing only makes sense if you can trust whatever they use to serve ads. Unless they’re hostinf their own ads, I’m disinclined to trust their third party providers and trackers, even if I like and trust the site.
- egypturnash 8y agoI submit that it more resembles a collection of street entertainers. Each performs their art for anyone who cares to pay attention, and puts out a tip jar, hoping to make enough money to make it worth continuing to do this instead of giving up and getting a job denying insurance claims or whatever.
- FussyZeus 8y agoWith the added element of, if you happen to toss a quarter into said jar, it might fire it back and break your laptop. No thanks.
- manicdee 8y agoThat's the main reason I block ads.
- egypturnash 8y agoI turned off ads once Patreon was a thing. Haven’t looked back since.