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I was reading the article and I was thinking over and over how enjoyable was reading it. I even continued reading it after having a pause because I got distract
by shaky-carrousel 5y ago
I was reading the article and I was thinking over and over how enjoyable was reading it. I even continued reading it after having a pause because I got distracted by something else (something that almost never happens).
Then I remember how "monetized" (meaning ad-ridden) articles are full of filler to artificially keep you on the page. And reloaded the page without ad-blockers. And there it was, the page has no ads. And that's why the content is good, and engaging, and a pleasure to read.
So not only ads are a source of malware, but also of badly written articles. I want the person writing the article be focused on the quality of what they write, not on the amount of words they can cram. I would very much prefer an internet with less content than an internet with shitty content sponsored by shitty ads. And I would really pay for a search engine which allowed me to filter out ad-ridden websites.
- bobajeff 5y agoThat's why I like Twitter. It challenges you to communicate what you need to say in as few words as possible. That is if you don't cheat by chaining posts.
- skrtskrt 5y agoI still like chained posts on twitter a lot of the time, I think when used well they still really focus the writing.
- MisterTea 5y ago> So not only ads are a source of malware, but also of badly written articles. It's the other way around. Most people who plaster their site with ads want to make easy money. Since the goal is to make money rather than share information, the content doesn't matter. You lure visitors and hopefully generate a click using a purposefully cluttered design encouraging accidental ad clicks while navigating.
- bearbearbear 5y ago