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> People still subscribe to newspaper even though they are full of ads. Those ads are far less egregious than the kinds of online ads we're discussing. If onli
by oneeyedpigeon 2y ago
> People still subscribe to newspaper even though they are full of ads.
Those ads are far less egregious than the kinds of online ads we're discussing. If online ads were the equivalent—static, hosted on the same site, free of data collection—then not only would the experience be much more pleasant, we wouldn't even be able to block them.
- quectophoton 2y agoLike those 88x31 ads^Waffiliate links. I have never been bothered by them. If anything, I actually stop to look at them and maybe click one or two. The funny gifs get a click just for being funny. Nowadays they are rare outside places like Neocities, but it is true that I don't know of anyone who has gone out of their way to add an adblock rule to block those.