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I typically browse the internet with JavaScript disabled by default and rarely come across issues - when I do unless the website is appealing enough to white-li

by c12 8y ago

I typically browse the internet with JavaScript disabled by default and rarely come across issues - when I do unless the website is appealing enough to white-list for js I go elsewhere. I have also found the reader view functionality on iOS to be a godsend when visiting websites, no more cookie notices, GDPR popups or banners taking up 1/3 of the display - bliss!

reustle 8y ago
I see "just going elsewhere" as a possible solution 10 years ago but not today, depending on how much you're using the internet.
- close04 8y ago
  To me it feels like the number of sources of information has grown exponentially in the past 10 years. So unless you're talking about a service that more or less locks you in (like a mail provider that you can't easily switch) you can find the same information on dozens of sites. Just pick one that either has reasonable ad practices or one that accepts adblockers.
  - basch 8y ago
    That depends if you are reading original journalism or aggregated journalism. Something from Reuters or AP (or a tweet .. ) might be on hundreds of websites, but look at a list like this, https://www.aldaily.com/media/ https://www.aldaily.com/media/ , how many of these stories dont really get published elsewhere.
    - close04 8y ago
      Sure but how was this better 10 years ago? "Original anything" (read unique) by definition doesn't go well with the "just go elsewhere" concept. If you can go elsewhere then it's not that original or unique. Time has no bearing on this. For "mass content" (aggregation or simply independently reporting on the same topic) you have vastly more choice today. And for unique pieces of information, only available in one place, you would have been just as stuck then as you are now. The uniqueness, not the time is what takes the choice out of the equation.
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- phobosdeimos 8y ago
  Find a commercial website that doesn't use google-analytics.com or googletagservices.com its pretty hard.
sametmax 8y ago
Yes, but you are part of the tech saavy bubble. That's not a solution for most users who don't want a downgraded version of their facebook/instagram/gmail/etc experience.

by c12 8y ago

reustle 8y ago

I see "just going elsewhere" as a possible solution 10 years ago but not today, depending on how much you're using the internet.

close04 8y ago
To me it feels like the number of sources of information has grown exponentially in the past 10 years. So unless you're talking about a service that more or less locks you in (like a mail provider that you can't easily switch) you can find the same information on dozens of sites. Just pick one that either has reasonable ad practices or one that accepts adblockers.
- basch 8y ago
  That depends if you are reading original journalism or aggregated journalism. Something from Reuters or AP (or a tweet .. ) might be on hundreds of websites, but look at a list like this, https://www.aldaily.com/media/ https://www.aldaily.com/media/ , how many of these stories dont really get published elsewhere.
  - close04 8y ago
    Sure but how was this better 10 years ago? "Original anything" (read unique) by definition doesn't go well with the "just go elsewhere" concept. If you can go elsewhere then it's not that original or unique. Time has no bearing on this. For "mass content" (aggregation or simply independently reporting on the same topic) you have vastly more choice today. And for unique pieces of information, only available in one place, you would have been just as stuck then as you are now. The uniqueness, not the time is what takes the choice out of the equation.
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phobosdeimos 8y ago
Find a commercial website that doesn't use google-analytics.com or googletagservices.com its pretty hard.

sametmax 8y ago

Yes, but you are part of the tech saavy bubble. That's not a solution for most users who don't want a downgraded version of their facebook/instagram/gmail/etc experience.