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Nobody is compelled to donate. Wikipedia doesn't automatically get 0.05c because I viewed their donation request. On the other hand, the act of visiting someon
by MrVandemar 2y ago
Nobody is compelled to donate. Wikipedia doesn't automatically get 0.05c because I viewed their donation request.
On the other hand, the act of visiting someone's website with advertising they do get some remuneration automatically. And it inspires them to put more advertising on, and more intrusively.
- shiroiushi 2y agoThese are good points, but to the viewer, the effect isn't really that different: in both cases, you're seeing something that 1) isn't the information you're looking for, 2) is "polluting" your screen space (i.e. getting in the way of what you are trying to look at), and 3) is asking for money in some way (whether directly in the form of a donation request, or indirectly in the form of a 3rd-party ad trying to get you to go somewhere and purchase something).