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That’s a lot of words to say you want something for nothing. Embrace it, just say you don’t want to pay for content with attention or money.

Spivak 3y ago
Ah yes I want it so much that despite being able to block YT ads for years and get all the content for free and still able to do that now I pay for premium. Clearly I just want free shit. I know it's crazy but what I actually want is an ad model where I don't feel the need to make it go away and might actually enjoy. An ad model where it doesn't have to interrupt me and force itself upon my eyes because it's actually content I would watch on my own. Like take for example Fly.io's blog. It's is some of the best advertising for the service and is definitely why I use them today. Raymond Hettenger's python YT series is a fantastic ad for his consultancy. Wendy's Twitter was/is hilarious. But its a weird dynamic because if the content is good you don't have to pay for it which seems silly because it's an ad all the same.
matheusmoreira 3y ago
> Embrace it Absolutely. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing. Not a single thing. I make it a point to recite this mantra in every single ad blocking thread I see: Our attention is ours. It's not theirs to sell to the highest bidder. It's not currency to pay for services with. It's part of our cognitive functions and it's absolutely inalienable. They are not entitled to our attention. Our minds are sacred ground. They do not get to violate it for profit. They do not get to insert brands and products into our minds without our consent. To do so is mind rape. Advertising is therefore a form of violence. Ad blockers are therefore legitimate self-defense against this violence.
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- pb7 3y ago
  This reads like an unhealthy addiction bordering on mental illness. Your livelihood is not at risk. Seeing an ad is not violence.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    I don't care. I'll keep saying it anyway. You can't actually refute it. Are you going to claim people's minds aren't sacred ground? That they're the corporation's market battle ground where they compete for brand awareness? That they're the government's blank slate to fill with propaganda at will? Ridiculous.

Spivak 3y ago

Ah yes I want it so much that despite being able to block YT ads for years and get all the content for free and still able to do that now I pay for premium. Clearly I just want free shit. I know it's crazy but what I actually want is an ad model where I don't feel the need to make it go away and might actually enjoy. An ad model where it doesn't have to interrupt me and force itself upon my eyes because it's actually content I would watch on my own. Like take for example Fly.io's blog. It's is some of the best advertising for the service and is definitely why I use them today. Raymond Hettenger's python YT series is a fantastic ad for his consultancy. Wendy's Twitter was/is hilarious. But its a weird dynamic because if the content is good you don't have to pay for it which seems silly because it's an ad all the same.

matheusmoreira 3y ago

> Embrace it Absolutely. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing. Not a single thing. I make it a point to recite this mantra in every single ad blocking thread I see: Our attention is ours. It's not theirs to sell to the highest bidder. It's not currency to pay for services with. It's part of our cognitive functions and it's absolutely inalienable. They are not entitled to our attention. Our minds are sacred ground. They do not get to violate it for profit. They do not get to insert brands and products into our minds without our consent. To do so is mind rape. Advertising is therefore a form of violence. Ad blockers are therefore legitimate self-defense against this violence.

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pb7 3y ago
This reads like an unhealthy addiction bordering on mental illness. Your livelihood is not at risk. Seeing an ad is not violence.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  I don't care. I'll keep saying it anyway. You can't actually refute it. Are you going to claim people's minds aren't sacred ground? That they're the corporation's market battle ground where they compete for brand awareness? That they're the government's blank slate to fill with propaganda at will? Ridiculous.