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This is exactly the case. Every time someone starts ad-blocking, someone else has to assume that ad watch for them. Of course this isn't 1:1 parity in reality,
by Workaccount2 5y ago
This is exactly the case. Every time someone starts ad-blocking, someone else has to assume that ad watch for them.
Of course this isn't 1:1 parity in reality, but the ultimate manifestation of ad blocking is that.
Google had a good system a few years ago that I was probably the only sucker who paid them for it (and probably why they stopped it). You could pay a chosen amount monthly, and they would not show you ads as a result. It wasn't perfected, but the concept was good for those who understand the problem and want to work towards a solution.
- whoibrar 5y agoWhich year was this ? Can you share more information regarding this ?
- Workaccount2 5y agoI want to say they stopped it in 2018? I don't remember the name of the program, and searching "google paying for no ads" brings up a ton of unrelated adwords stuff. I payed $5/mo and they would roll over unused funds. It worked pretty well, except that it would still show where the banners were, just blank whitespace instead of an ad.
- jsnell 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor
- Workaccount2 5y agoYeah thanks, that was it.
- whoibrar 5y agoThank you (:
- BoxOfRain 5y agoAren't the people who use adblockers by definition those who are irritated by advertising enough that they wouldn't buy the products and services being advertised? If anything ad people should love things like uBlock Origin, it means they're not wasting their ad spend on people who aren't going to buy their products anyway.
- kzrdude 5y agoI think that's wishful thinking. I might even think this about myself, that I don't care about ads. But they still have some effect I think. Sure, I rarely buy stuff online or anywhere, I just don't shop much, but I still get affected by ads. Some things about our brain we just can't change: we like things we've seen before. Both brands and people. Recognition makes a big difference, for example in arbitrary choices when shopping.
- hackerfromthefu 5y ago>> Every time someone starts ad-blocking, someone else has to assume that ad watch for them. This is a completely unsubstantiated claim, and also false if you think about it.