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> At the risk of being an unpopular opinion, advertising has been a huge boon in the growth of the Internet. I look at that more of a necessary evil, kind of l
by lifeformed 12y ago
> At the risk of being an unpopular opinion, advertising has been a huge boon in the growth of the Internet.
I look at that more of a necessary evil, kind of like the pollution from the industrial revolution. It got us this far, but now it's time to look for sustainable ways to make use of this growth.
- aorloff 12y agoOn the contrary. Regardless of what people SAY they want when discussing ads on forums, when faced with the choice of getting content for free with ads, or paying and not seeing ads, people vote with their mouse and choose free with ads. One might say that advertising has been a hugely POPULAR way to get awesome free services on the internet.
- delsalk 12y agoI don't think any normal internet user would consider ads in that way, only the lesser of two evils. People "voting with their mice" and choosing to install ad blockers isn't really a ringing endorsement.