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So I get putting a lower bound on it, as it would take exposure to technical communities (even if it's just 4chan) that usually comes from inquisition and infor

So I get putting a lower bound on it, as it would take exposure to technical communities (even if it's just 4chan) that usually comes from inquisition and information-seeking, but what do you propose as the means by which there would exist an upper bound?

niels_olson 15y ago
Experts in other domains who simply don't give a hoot about web browsers.
dorkwagon 15y ago
I imagine that people of high intelligence would be more likely to understand the greater implications of using ad blockers (driving the creations of paywalls, etc.) and so would be less likely to block ads, even when they know how to do so. It's hard to draw conclusions, though--who knows if this chain of speculation actually leads back to a significant confounding factor?
- redthrowaway 15y ago
  They would also be aware of game theory, and may choose to use adblock but not tell anyone, or even actively campaign against it while using it themselves. I'm not suggesting smart people are unethical, but rather that ethicality and intelligence are fairly orthogonal, and that your proposed means seems to have more to do with the former than the latter. As to the speculation, you are of course right. I'm just putting off studying. Speaking of which...
  - alexgartrell 15y ago
    It's also potentially the case that intelligent people recognize that it's silly to be completely upset over ads and that few sides with really obnoxious ads have good content in the first place. Perhaps, to them, it's just not worth the trouble. But neither is trying to convince anyone on the internet that you're smart in the first place.
    - kingkilr 15y ago
      So we're all just projecting what we do onto the smart people here, right?
protagonist_h 15y ago
I find that people with very high IQs tend to care less about practical computer usage skills. Anyone noticed that Math (or even CS theory) professors are terrible with computers?

niels_olson 15y ago

Experts in other domains who simply don't give a hoot about web browsers.

dorkwagon 15y ago

I imagine that people of high intelligence would be more likely to understand the greater implications of using ad blockers (driving the creations of paywalls, etc.) and so would be less likely to block ads, even when they know how to do so. It's hard to draw conclusions, though--who knows if this chain of speculation actually leads back to a significant confounding factor?

redthrowaway 15y ago
They would also be aware of game theory, and may choose to use adblock but not tell anyone, or even actively campaign against it while using it themselves. I'm not suggesting smart people are unethical, but rather that ethicality and intelligence are fairly orthogonal, and that your proposed means seems to have more to do with the former than the latter. As to the speculation, you are of course right. I'm just putting off studying. Speaking of which...
- alexgartrell 15y ago
  It's also potentially the case that intelligent people recognize that it's silly to be completely upset over ads and that few sides with really obnoxious ads have good content in the first place. Perhaps, to them, it's just not worth the trouble. But neither is trying to convince anyone on the internet that you're smart in the first place.
  - kingkilr 15y ago
    So we're all just projecting what we do onto the smart people here, right?

protagonist_h 15y ago

I find that people with very high IQs tend to care less about practical computer usage skills. Anyone noticed that Math (or even CS theory) professors are terrible with computers?