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> I can't use this excuse on my PC Perhaps you should just state your real reason, rather than excuses.
by paulddraper 3y ago
> I can't use this excuse on my PC
Perhaps you should just state your real reason, rather than excuses.
- whstl 3y agoI can state some of mine: I don't want loud audio blasting on my headphones before watching a Youtube or news site video. I don't want to watch scam advertisements on Youtube or Instagram. I don't want to be tracked without my consent by third-party ad companies. I don't want to even support companies that track users without consent. I would actually prefer that websites using non-privacy-respecting ad-ware would die. I don't want my computer to be slowed down by random websites. I don't want to be forced to spend hundreds/thousands on computer upgrades. I don't want ad code from ad companies running on my device. I don't want the risk of malware that might come via ads in some websites. I don't want my attention going to jumpy animations on GIF banners (the original reason I started blocking in the early 2000s). And finally: I don't want to spend the bandwidth, regardless of the fact it's gonna cost me money or not. I am, however: Happy to watch a Youtube NordVPN or Ridge Wallet sponsorship segment on Youtube that doesn't track me and allow me to skip if I want. Same for TV ads (unless they're obnoxious and loud). Also Happy to unblock websites that don't have obnoxious third-party ads.
- AllegedAlec 3y agoI wish for companies that require my attention be taken up by their ugly pixels to all bankrupt and for their C-staff and marketing departments to be unemployed and in the gutter.
- freitzkriesler2 3y agoI don't want to pay with my money or my eyeballs. Simple as.