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> On the "do you practice what you advocate?" side... Sure, I do that with my websites too, and I monetize none of them. (I do use cookies because some of my s

by oefrha 7y ago

> On the "do you practice what you advocate?" side... Sure, I do that with my websites too, and I monetize none of them. (I do use cookies because some of my sites require logging in for access control.) However, you and me can afford to do that because our livelihoods don't depend on revenue directly from page views. There is this subset of the web that is already just a web of documents, because we can afford to keep them this way. But what about people whose livelihoods do depend on revenue from page views, and page views alone? It's very frustrating when people who can afford to not do X talk about X without even acknowledging people who can't.

silicon2401 7y ago
If that's what you're interested in discussing, why don't you start your own discussion about that? It's not constructive to arbitrarily require every single comment on X to give a perfunctory acknowledgement to people who can't afford to do X. You're commenting on a website yet don't acknowledge people who can't even afford electricity. Let people talk about what they want, and if you want to talk about something else, you can do that too.
- oefrha 7y ago
  “While I personally adhere to X just like you, do realize that by holding X to be practical in general you have ignored all people who simply cannot do X” is a valid counterargument to “I agree with X and I personally adhere to it.” I do encourage you to stay on this site longer before you start throwing straw man analogies at other users demanding that they change where and how they would like to comment.
  - silicon2401 7y ago
    I've been on this site for years with other accounts that I've forgotten the login to. If there is some policy regarding what I'm allowed to do based on the age of my account, please direct me to it. I am curious how you consider "do realize that [...]" to be an argument, let alone a counterargument.

by oefrha 7y ago

silicon2401 7y ago

If that's what you're interested in discussing, why don't you start your own discussion about that? It's not constructive to arbitrarily require every single comment on X to give a perfunctory acknowledgement to people who can't afford to do X. You're commenting on a website yet don't acknowledge people who can't even afford electricity. Let people talk about what they want, and if you want to talk about something else, you can do that too.

oefrha 7y ago
“While I personally adhere to X just like you, do realize that by holding X to be practical in general you have ignored all people who simply cannot do X” is a valid counterargument to “I agree with X and I personally adhere to it.” I do encourage you to stay on this site longer before you start throwing straw man analogies at other users demanding that they change where and how they would like to comment.
- silicon2401 7y ago
  I've been on this site for years with other accounts that I've forgotten the login to. If there is some policy regarding what I'm allowed to do based on the age of my account, please direct me to it. I am curious how you consider "do realize that [...]" to be an argument, let alone a counterargument.