> That doesn't make our complaints any less valid, though. What's alternative? "Shut up and take it"? I have been very clear in my comments here that these com

> That doesn't make our complaints any less valid, though. What's alternative? "Shut up and take it"? I have been very clear in my comments here that these complaints are perfectly valid and reasonably. The alternative is obviously not to "shut up and take it" - it's to do what you're doing and leave sites that do things you don't like. Vote with your digital feet. My point remains that popups asking people to sign up for an email newsletter exist, and will continue to exist, because a significant enough portion of the population does find them useful (as evidenced by the fact that they give their emails and then later make purchases based on emails they receive), even if folks on HN think that they are slimy or evil or what have you.