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This punches down. Don’t punch down.
by shortformblog 7y ago
This punches down. Don’t punch down.
- Nullabillity 7y agoThe people who take these sponsorships are punching down by abusing their reputation to hawk this kind of crap, often also in ways that make it unclear that they're being paid to do it.[0][1] [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781415 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20780305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20780305
- shortformblog 7y agoThey’re trying to make a few bucks. You’re trying to get their content for free without supporting them, and doing double-backflips to try to convince yourself that you have the moral high ground. You don’t.
- krispbyte 7y agoHow is this different from using an adblocker?
- shortformblog 7y agoThere is no tracking involved with a paid sponsorship. This is not like some crazy adtech here. This is literally someone just trying to pay some bills by hawking a product—the ethical concerns are significantly less.