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> You won’t think too hard about clicking a Google ad because you have no reason to be suspicious of them–they’re just part of the background noise of your digi

> You won’t think too hard about clicking a Google ad because you have no reason to be suspicious of them–they’re just part of the background noise of your digital life. USE AN ADBLOCKER ALREADY The FBI even recommends using an adblocker now: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/the-fbi-now-recommends-using-an-ad-blocker-heres-why https://www.tomsguide.com/news/the-fbi-now-recommends-using-... Stop thinking about adblockers as being theft and starting thing about how exploitative the other side of the equation is. There's a whole lot of euphemisms for people who let themselves get exploited and if you've convinced yourself you're a better, more moral being because you don't use adblockers, then those euphemisms should really be applied to you. You are the sucker that is getting taken advantage of. (And why the hell would I think I need to even state that on a site devoted to "Hackers" -- when did that term slide so far from phone phreaking down to bootlicking a $600 billion dollar ad market?)

sshine 4y ago
I don’t interpret the parent comment as being representative of a hacker’s mindset, but as that of the general population. Trusting big companies, trusting government, is mainstream.
yazzku 4y ago
There are still occasional posts here that resonate with the hacker ethos. They don't seem to be very common, though, and the front page has a clear Big Tech bias. Many visitors are part of that $600bn market. The "adblockers are theft" argument is amusing. I have actually heard this one IRL. "Oh, but they need to get paid!" Fuck they don't; like I mentioned elsewhere, half of the stuff on the Internet wouldn't exist because nobody wants to pay for that shit.
- grog454 4y ago
  They want it enough that they're willing (on the whole) to watch enough ads to at least cover server costs. They don't want it enough to tolerate the inconvenience or financial impact of paying for it directly. Otherwise no one would bother to visit.

sshine 4y ago

I don’t interpret the parent comment as being representative of a hacker’s mindset, but as that of the general population. Trusting big companies, trusting government, is mainstream.

yazzku 4y ago

There are still occasional posts here that resonate with the hacker ethos. They don't seem to be very common, though, and the front page has a clear Big Tech bias. Many visitors are part of that $600bn market. The "adblockers are theft" argument is amusing. I have actually heard this one IRL. "Oh, but they need to get paid!" Fuck they don't; like I mentioned elsewhere, half of the stuff on the Internet wouldn't exist because nobody wants to pay for that shit.

grog454 4y ago
They want it enough that they're willing (on the whole) to watch enough ads to at least cover server costs. They don't want it enough to tolerate the inconvenience or financial impact of paying for it directly. Otherwise no one would bother to visit.