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oh yes - But what I produce is open-source and meant to be as widely distributed as wanted anyway. My ethical framework allows me to justify the use ad-blocker
by tomthe 5y ago
oh yes - But what I produce is open-source and meant to be as widely distributed as wanted anyway.
My ethical framework allows me to justify the use ad-blockers without creating too much cognitive dissonance. Poor Twitter, Facebook and Google and their employers will survive without my donations. But my local newspaper on the other hand...
- endisneigh 5y agoWould you agree that people can steal from Amazon for the same reason? Your logic seems arbitrary.
- oauea 5y agoWell one thing is clear, you wouldn't download a car.
- nobody9999 5y ago>Would you agree that people can steal from Amazon for the same reason? Your logic seems arbitrary. How is blocking ads/tracking "stealing"? Assuming I don't have a contract with someone, I haven't agreed to allow ads/tracking. And given the chance to enter into such a contract, I will politely decline. Claiming that blocking ads/tracking is stealing is like claiming that people should have to pay to enter a retail establishment even if they don't buy anything. Is that what you advocate? Don't want to service people who block ads/trackers? Then don't serve them content. It's not as if that isn't already being done. Just because someone chooses to support their platform with ads/trackers doesn't create a duty or responsibility for me to see those ads or allow those trackers. I don't wish to allow ads/trackers on my private property. Why should I be forced to do so? Because it breaks your business model? That's not my problem. It's yours.