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you said > However, if the concrete implementation of trying to get money is unwanted and unexpected ads, then the correct focus of discussion is the criticis
by tempguy9999 7y ago
you said
> However, if the concrete implementation of trying to get money is unwanted and unexpected ads, then the correct focus of discussion is the criticism of that ad delivery method
But he'd already said, prior to that
> I'm not arguing that npm install logs should be packed full of ads (it shouldn't).
He'd already said no to them; you're both in agreement. There's nothing to argue about.
Having agreed that nobody wants ads, the next step is to determine how to not have them (and their nastier big sibling, telemetry and malware, which will follow) by providing funding.
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- kortilla 7y agoYou’re missing the point and illustrating it further. The comment was garbage because it derailed the entire discussion around terminal ads to try to direct it to FOSS funding. It doesn’t matter if they both agree that text ads are bad. It’s basically a “think of the children” derailment except it’s “think of the poor foss dev”.
- jalfresi 7y agoI think you are making an extremely valid point; i often see the same “think of the children” argument made when discussing advertising and the web. Likewise, no one is saying websites shouldn’t have an income.
- archgoon 7y agoIf you're only talking about how you don't like the solution; and refuse to talk about the underlying problem; you're going to keep seeing the bad solution again and again and again. Here everyone says they don't like ads; and then are shocked that people want to talk about why ads are showing up and what to do about that.
- kortilla 7y agoAds show up regardless of funding. Cut the bullshit. Look at how many ads are on cable television and even pay for news websites.
- detuur 7y agoPlease stop having "you said he said" discussions. If someone clarifies their position that they meant to say something else than you read, please accept it in good faith and don't see this as an invitation to hark back to their previous messages. This comment is not aimed at you specifically, but everyone in this comment thread who engages in this pointless arguing.