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> Then there's everyone else who just accept the hundreds of ads washing over them at all times, that 60% of their screen real-estate is for ads, are completely
by ravenstine 5y ago
> Then there's everyone else who just accept the hundreds of ads washing over them at all times, that 60% of their screen real-estate is for ads, are completely comfortable with auto-playing videos, that are okay sitting through 30-second ads before watching a random funny video on youtube, etc.
I can't stand it when people are like this! Like when I'm over at someone's house and they're playing something on YouTube or whatever, and they've got no ad blocking, and even if the "Skip Ad" button shows up they don't even bother clicking it.
When I ask them why they don't have an ad blocker installed, and how easy and set-it-and-forget it that would be, either they figuratively shrug or they say it would be unethical to block ads. Some of them enjoy the ads, which I think is partly due to conditioning.
Their whole screen can be plastered with ads and elements they have to dismiss, and they see no problem with it.
Inside, when I witness this, my face melts in horror like in Raiders of the Lost Ark.