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Some of us were on the web before it became an ad infested cesspool. It wasn’t as slick, sure. But it was usable, and useful. Most of the useful things on the
by beagle3 8y ago
Some of us were on the web before it became an ad infested cesspool.
It wasn’t as slick, sure. But it was usable, and useful. Most of the useful things on the web that arrived since, with the notable exception of modern search engines, are independent of ads.
There needs to be a solution for commons like search engines if there is no ad revenue to be made - I would gladly pay $50/year for a good search engine (which is infinitely more than google and Facebook are making on me now, as I use as blockers) and I am not alone.
- damla 8y agoIt has been a while since google launched such an engine, but doesn't seem to have gained any traction https://contributor.google.com/v/marketing https://contributor.google.com/v/marketing
- beagle3 8y agoOnly a few sites support it; And it doesn’t stop google’s tracking and profiling, just the display ads. Likely also tags you “has spendable income” for ads on sites that don’t participate (and post-shutdown future)