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Or we could have non-intrusive ads and non-targeted ads, there's nothing wrong with that.

• pbiggar 14y ago
  Except that no-one would click them. We barely click on ads tailors to our behaviour - we'll never click on ads that aren't (and we never did).
  • ihsw 14y ago
    Personally I'm fine with that.
    • pbiggar 14y ago
      Unfortunately, if nobody pays for the content, it will go away. That's probably bad (lets leave aside discussions of how high the quality on ad-supported content is, and presume that there are people who like to read it).
      • ihsw 14y ago
        That seems like the 'too big to fail' argument once used in favor of the established banks, albeit simplified. Advertisers and bankers may be unpleasant allies and we've never wondered what life would be like without them, so let's try it and find out.