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With uBlock origin you pay $0 and skip ads.

by mozman 4y ago

paulryanrogers 4y ago
With a get away driver you pay $0 and skip the check-out line.
- bjt 4y ago
  Poor analogy. Since when is an adblocker a crime?
  - paulryanrogers 4y ago
    Since websites depended on ad revenue to deliver the content and services that visitors consume?
    - qpalzmzmalp 4y ago
      [flagged]
      - paulryanrogers 4y ago
        It could be argued it is a crime, depending on the court's interpretation of the DMCA's circumvention clause.
        iamunr 4y ago
        It could also be argued that a government body responsible for regulating crime suggests you use an ad block. https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-online-scams-b1048998.html https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-on...
  - jwestbury 4y ago
    It's not a crime, and I use adblockers, but it's not hard to understand that using adblockers on websites which are ad-supported is a self-destructive cycle.
- Renaud 4y ago
  That’s on the level of “you wouldn’t steal a car” type of argument.
somsak2 4y ago
Great, now the creators who's content you enjoy don't get any money to sustain their efforts. I think letting uBlock stay up as an extension is a brilliant move by Google. It means that the people that use it eventually won't have any content that they actually want to watch, because nobody can make money making it for them.
- bittercynic 4y ago
  They do if you send them some money.
- pseudo0 4y ago
  Sending them $5 via Gumroad or Patreon is worth hundreds or thousands of ad views, depending on the creator's RPM. YouTube ad payouts are pretty stingy.
  - john_the_writer 4y ago
    No way most people send cash. Most people won't pay for a netflix subscription, there's no chance they're dropping 5$ for a youtube creator.
    - operatingthetan 4y ago
      Watch any popular live stream on youtube and you'll see random people dropping $1-100 at any given time for their favorite creators. I don't really understand the motivation, but is a real phenomenon.
joshka 4y ago
I'm not unaware of this. It however doesn’t fit all my use cases and hence the price is still worth it.

With uBlock origin you pay $0 and skip ads.

by mozman 4y ago

With uBlock origin you pay $0 and skip ads.

paulryanrogers 4y ago

With a get away driver you pay $0 and skip the check-out line.

bjt 4y ago
Poor analogy. Since when is an adblocker a crime?
- paulryanrogers 4y ago
  Since websites depended on ad revenue to deliver the content and services that visitors consume?
  - qpalzmzmalp 4y ago
    [flagged]
    - paulryanrogers 4y ago
      It could be argued it is a crime, depending on the court's interpretation of the DMCA's circumvention clause.
      - iamunr 4y ago
        It could also be argued that a government body responsible for regulating crime suggests you use an ad block. https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-online-scams-b1048998.html https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fbi-recommends-ad-blocker-on...
- jwestbury 4y ago
  It's not a crime, and I use adblockers, but it's not hard to understand that using adblockers on websites which are ad-supported is a self-destructive cycle.
Renaud 4y ago
That’s on the level of “you wouldn’t steal a car” type of argument.

somsak2 4y ago

Great, now the creators who's content you enjoy don't get any money to sustain their efforts. I think letting uBlock stay up as an extension is a brilliant move by Google. It means that the people that use it eventually won't have any content that they actually want to watch, because nobody can make money making it for them.

bittercynic 4y ago
They do if you send them some money.
pseudo0 4y ago
Sending them $5 via Gumroad or Patreon is worth hundreds or thousands of ad views, depending on the creator's RPM. YouTube ad payouts are pretty stingy.
- john_the_writer 4y ago
  No way most people send cash. Most people won't pay for a netflix subscription, there's no chance they're dropping 5$ for a youtube creator.
  - operatingthetan 4y ago
    Watch any popular live stream on youtube and you'll see random people dropping $1-100 at any given time for their favorite creators. I don't really understand the motivation, but is a real phenomenon.

joshka 4y ago

I'm not unaware of this. It however doesn’t fit all my use cases and hence the price is still worth it.