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I grow tired of folks thinking that every journalist somehow magically has control over the business activities of the site, and use that to undermine what they

I grow tired of folks thinking that every journalist somehow magically has control over the business activities of the site, and use that to undermine what they say. Enough already.

krono 4y ago
It is these journalists' own choice to publish those words within that context or manner, and they of all people should understand the implications this has on the perception of their validity.
- donohoe 4y ago
  Are you’re saying that they shouldn’t even bother to try and effect change?
  - krono 4y ago
    Not implying anything beyond what I wrote
    - krono 4y ago
      If it was you, @donohoe, who downvoted my previous comment, then perhaps I misinterpreted your question and would kindly invite you to rephrase it
      - donohoe 4y ago
        No, I did not down-vote it.
arp242 4y ago
The statement "this is how the internet should be, free for everyone, without censorship and restrictions" comments on the business activities of online publications, without offering any alternative. It's pretty on-topic in this specific instance. The author also wrote "Top 4 Chrome ad blockers that you need to know about"[1] which rails against ads. So they don't want paywalls. They don't want ads. Then what? It seems their views on all of this are rather unsophisticated (yet they still make broad sweeping statements about it). [1]: https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/12/best-chrome-ad-blocker-extensions/ https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/12/best-chrome-ad-blocker-ext...
- beeboop 4y ago
  If I had the ability to use the internet and never had links to content that refuses to be presented with out ads or paywalls, then I would gladly do so. Unfortunately that isn't an option, so I use ad block. I am convinced that 95%+ of the content we view on the internet today would still exist if there was no way to monetize it. But because it's monetized, we have the same news story, same recipe, same how-to guide, etc all repeated a million times over. It creates a ton of garbage and fluff and noise that brings no value to the planet to be duplicated so many times.
  - sshine 4y ago
    When I meet a paywall, I hit the back button. When too many JS pop-ups appear, I hit the back button. Rarely does a website deny access when they detect ad-block, but I’ll happily hit the back button. Website owners can do whatever they want. I’m not going to look at ads, and that’s a personal choice.

I grow tired of folks thinking that every journalist somehow magically has control over the business activities of the site, and use that to undermine what they say. Enough already.

krono 4y ago

It is these journalists' own choice to publish those words within that context or manner, and they of all people should understand the implications this has on the perception of their validity.

donohoe 4y ago
Are you’re saying that they shouldn’t even bother to try and effect change?
- krono 4y ago
  Not implying anything beyond what I wrote
  - krono 4y ago
    If it was you, @donohoe, who downvoted my previous comment, then perhaps I misinterpreted your question and would kindly invite you to rephrase it
    - donohoe 4y ago
      No, I did not down-vote it.

arp242 4y ago

The statement "this is how the internet should be, free for everyone, without censorship and restrictions" comments on the business activities of online publications, without offering any alternative. It's pretty on-topic in this specific instance. The author also wrote "Top 4 Chrome ad blockers that you need to know about"[1] which rails against ads. So they don't want paywalls. They don't want ads. Then what? It seems their views on all of this are rather unsophisticated (yet they still make broad sweeping statements about it). [1]: https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/12/best-chrome-ad-blocker-extensions/ https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/12/best-chrome-ad-blocker-ext...

beeboop 4y ago
If I had the ability to use the internet and never had links to content that refuses to be presented with out ads or paywalls, then I would gladly do so. Unfortunately that isn't an option, so I use ad block. I am convinced that 95%+ of the content we view on the internet today would still exist if there was no way to monetize it. But because it's monetized, we have the same news story, same recipe, same how-to guide, etc all repeated a million times over. It creates a ton of garbage and fluff and noise that brings no value to the planet to be duplicated so many times.
- sshine 4y ago
  When I meet a paywall, I hit the back button. When too many JS pop-ups appear, I hit the back button. Rarely does a website deny access when they detect ad-block, but I’ll happily hit the back button. Website owners can do whatever they want. I’m not going to look at ads, and that’s a personal choice.