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That's why I said "a lot by people". I'm sure some people have ethical reasons to dislike ads.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
I'd think that the overwhelming majority here dislike ads for ethical reasons as opposed to "jealousy". HN is full of high earners working in various tech fields.
- praneshp 7y ago
  I think several people here are in tech, but earn non faang salaries. My personal opinion is that many of them are jealous.
  - jddj 7y ago
    It might be worth spending some time reflecting on why you hold that position. Do you have any evidence for it? Perhaps more importantly, would you personally be generally more at-ease if this were more true than the alternative? I ask because it seems to me like it would be simpler to take them at their word (i.e that they are genuinely disappointed that advertising GIFs are where so much of this generation of tech's effort is spent). It doesn't seem out of character for people to express disappointment about that sort of thing without their personal salaries being a factor.
    - praneshp 7y ago
      (the royal) You don't have evidence that the vast majority of user's care about ethics either. If you have numbers, please share, and I'm happy to apologize and reverse my position
      - kvathupo 7y ago
        > makes claim without evidence > asks for evidence that the claim is false How about not making baseless claims that invariably reflect poorly upon you in the first place?
        praneshp 7y ago
        That's why I clarified in my comment that it's my opinion, and didn't attempt to pass it off as fact. The first person that claimed anything wasn't me either. Go away if you don't have anything to add.
        vanderZwan 7y ago
        That's not how opinions work and you can't hide behind them like that, as perfectly illustrated well over a decade ago by the Shortpacked! webcomic [0] https://shortpacked.com/comic/opinions https://shortpacked.com/comic/opinions
        dang 7y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines, including repeated personal attacks, and ignoring our requests to stop. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I'd think that the overwhelming majority here dislike ads for ethical reasons as opposed to "jealousy". HN is full of high earners working in various tech fields.

praneshp 7y ago
I think several people here are in tech, but earn non faang salaries. My personal opinion is that many of them are jealous.
- jddj 7y ago
  It might be worth spending some time reflecting on why you hold that position. Do you have any evidence for it? Perhaps more importantly, would you personally be generally more at-ease if this were more true than the alternative? I ask because it seems to me like it would be simpler to take them at their word (i.e that they are genuinely disappointed that advertising GIFs are where so much of this generation of tech's effort is spent). It doesn't seem out of character for people to express disappointment about that sort of thing without their personal salaries being a factor.
  - praneshp 7y ago
    (the royal) You don't have evidence that the vast majority of user's care about ethics either. If you have numbers, please share, and I'm happy to apologize and reverse my position
    - kvathupo 7y ago
      > makes claim without evidence > asks for evidence that the claim is false How about not making baseless claims that invariably reflect poorly upon you in the first place?
      - praneshp 7y ago
        That's why I clarified in my comment that it's my opinion, and didn't attempt to pass it off as fact. The first person that claimed anything wasn't me either. Go away if you don't have anything to add.
        vanderZwan 7y ago
        That's not how opinions work and you can't hide behind them like that, as perfectly illustrated well over a decade ago by the Shortpacked! webcomic [0] https://shortpacked.com/comic/opinions https://shortpacked.com/comic/opinions
        dang 7y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines, including repeated personal attacks, and ignoring our requests to stop. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html