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Yes, this. uBlock Origin seems to have ~15 million active users between Chrome and Firefox (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock_Origin ht

by panta 7y ago

Yes, this. uBlock Origin seems to have ~15 million active users between Chrome and Firefox (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock_Origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock_Origin). If it only spared us 10 seconds a day on average (probably a super conservative estimate), it would save the equivalent of an average human life (~70yrs) every 15 days! (And given that probably at least 70% of users don't use an ad blocker, it's infuriating to think what's the "human" cost of ads on the web alone...)

anoncake 7y ago
Don't forget the added stress adverts cause.
ehonda 7y ago
uBlock saves my laptop battery and CPU when web browsing, by a lot. It has an older core2 CPU that can easily churn at 40% just staring at a page where some ads aren't blocked. That and the cpu fan spins up to high. Turn on uBlock, and CPU use goes to zero. uBlock saves electricity and is therefor good for the environment. I'd say we're all obligated to use it ;)
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GrumpyNl 7y ago
Try to watch a playlist on Youtube without a add blocker. Its insane the length and amount of commercials. A add blocker save you much more then 10 secs a day.
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  Fwiw, "ad" is short for "advertisement" which has one "D".
  - dmitriid 7y ago
    But it adds to the viewing time :)
- jvolkman 7y ago
  You can pay for a YouTube premium account which doesn't have ads.
  - m-p-3 7y ago
    Not in all countries.
  - CraftThatBlock 7y ago
    Which is also expensive. In Canada, it's 12$/m, but in includes original shows, YouTube Music, and a bunch of things I would never use. I would gladly pay a couple bucks a month to remove ads, but the fact that it's more expensive than it needs to be and includes so much more than I care about makes me not want to.
    - driverdan 7y ago
      $12/m is not expensive for most people living in Canada.
      - darkpuma 7y ago
        It's expensive when the alternative is free. Particularly since that free alternative is WAY better. Paying youtube only stops the ads on youtube. uBlock Origin does much much more than that. I'd sooner give gorhill 12/month, but he won't take my money.
      - xvector 7y ago
        This stuff adds up fast. $10/mo for YT Premium, $15/mo for Spotify, $15+/mo for Netflix. You are looking at almost $500 per year in subscription services alone, not even counting your phone bill.
        slumberlust 7y ago
        That's why I use YouTube Music for $15/mo which includes Ad free Youtube + Music streaming for 5 family members. I fully expect google to decouple the YT ad free portion (they already decoupled YT Red), but until then it's a reasonable value prop.
user17843 7y ago
it is way more. more like up to 50 million.

by panta 7y ago

anoncake 7y ago

Don't forget the added stress adverts cause.

ehonda 7y ago

uBlock saves my laptop battery and CPU when web browsing, by a lot. It has an older core2 CPU that can easily churn at 40% just staring at a page where some ads aren't blocked. That and the cpu fan spins up to high. Turn on uBlock, and CPU use goes to zero. uBlock saves electricity and is therefor good for the environment. I'd say we're all obligated to use it ;)

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GrumpyNl 7y ago

Try to watch a playlist on Youtube without a add blocker. Its insane the length and amount of commercials. A add blocker save you much more then 10 secs a day.

hombre_fatal 7y ago
Fwiw, "ad" is short for "advertisement" which has one "D".
- dmitriid 7y ago
  But it adds to the viewing time :)
jvolkman 7y ago
You can pay for a YouTube premium account which doesn't have ads.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  Not in all countries.
- CraftThatBlock 7y ago
  Which is also expensive. In Canada, it's 12$/m, but in includes original shows, YouTube Music, and a bunch of things I would never use. I would gladly pay a couple bucks a month to remove ads, but the fact that it's more expensive than it needs to be and includes so much more than I care about makes me not want to.
  - driverdan 7y ago
    $12/m is not expensive for most people living in Canada.
    - darkpuma 7y ago
      It's expensive when the alternative is free. Particularly since that free alternative is WAY better. Paying youtube only stops the ads on youtube. uBlock Origin does much much more than that. I'd sooner give gorhill 12/month, but he won't take my money.
    - xvector 7y ago
      This stuff adds up fast. $10/mo for YT Premium, $15/mo for Spotify, $15+/mo for Netflix. You are looking at almost $500 per year in subscription services alone, not even counting your phone bill.
      - slumberlust 7y ago
        That's why I use YouTube Music for $15/mo which includes Ad free Youtube + Music streaming for 5 family members. I fully expect google to decouple the YT ad free portion (they already decoupled YT Red), but until then it's a reasonable value prop.

user17843 7y ago

it is way more. more like up to 50 million.