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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one on HN who is not bothered by ads and doesn't like paying for stuff.
by olalonde 7y ago
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one on HN who is not bothered by ads and doesn't like paying for stuff.
- munk-a 7y agoI'd urge you to value your time more, it isn't worth the price of your attention and productivity to be forced to listen to banal advertising.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoSome reciprocity is warranted when you're getting something for free. The problem isn't advertising itself. Too much will just drive people away. The problem is unnecessarily intrusive advertising.
- zeta0134 7y agoEhh, I'm kinda on the fence. I'm not bothered by certain kinds of ads. Anything static and non-moving, or advertising that's done tastefully, gets a pass in my book. For example, talk show hosts verbally running an advertisement in their natural voice; that doesn't bother me one bit. Neither do static images on websites, or anything in print media. I'm not that bothered by blog articles that are clearly sponsored reviews, provided the reviewer is still giving their honest opinion. These are, understandably, harder to pull off than simply sticking an iframe on the page and calling it done, but I think it's worth the effort. Where ads starts to bother me is when they get invasive. If it moves, dances, or otherwise gets in the way of the content I am actively trying to consume, then I'd prefer to block it. The third party tracking is a little creepy; I understand the need for analytics, but most ad networks go too far. Even in the real world, when advertising becomes too saturating, like the billboards that blanket my city and blot out the skyline, in my opinion that's crossed a line. So... balance in all things I guess.