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I always think of sites like these when someone on HN claims that the web will disappear unless I turn off my ad blocker. If CNET, Forbes, and these other site
by na85 7y ago
I always think of sites like these when someone on HN claims that the web will disappear unless I turn off my ad blocker.
If CNET, Forbes, and these other sites disappeared absolutely nothing of value would be lost.
- iudqnolq 7y agoIf they provide absolutely nothing of value why do you read them?
- peterwwillis 7y agoSEO. Try to search for anything anymore without being trapped in an endless sea of infuriatingly-designed ad-encrusted bullshit. I often end up going through multiple results only to find they were a trap to generate page views or ad clicks.
- dredmorbius 7y agoI've recently started experimenting with adding "-site:.com" to web searches. This ... is frequently an improvement.
- na85 7y agoI don't read them.
- jeegsy 7y agoOut of habit probably.