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It's not like content producing companies are these super profitable behemoths that are just greedy for $1 more. Not using ad trackers would your reduce your re
by cm2012 8y ago
It's not like content producing companies are these super profitable behemoths that are just greedy for $1 more. Not using ad trackers would your reduce your revenue by 50% at the minimum - it's how scaled advertisers spend money, if you're not doing it, you're not getting those advertisers. It is indeed a Hobson's choice - do it or stop providing whatever content it is the reader wants.
- Kim_Bruning 8y agoAm I the only person who liked the web a lot better before it encountered its own Eternal September? I'm not trying to be snarky! It's just that I'm not actually sure I like the direction the web took, and I'm not sure these "content producing companies" are indeed a net positive. Perhaps forcing a lot of (the more shady) commercial activity off of the web is actually the best thing that could happen. (Though they probably wouldn't leave quietly)
- cm2012 8y agoIf you don't like the new direction the web took and don't think any of the content with ads is valuable, then by all means don't use. But don't force me to stop reading the NYT or Twitter.
- Kim_Bruning 8y agoNo one is stopping you from reading the NYT or twitter. But let them compete without the distortion of (ab)using quite so much Personally Identifying Information, and see if you'd still be happy to!