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Re:Ad Blocking: The Unnecessary Internet Apocalypse by coldpie on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @08:55AM (#10264703)
Who is "we"? I certainly don't want ads, intrusive or not. Ads are harmful and manipulative. They cause people to spend money they shouldn't be spending, or buy products they shouldn't be consuming.
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Re:Ad Blocking: The Unnecessary Internet Apocalypse by kuschku on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @10:36AM (#10265222)
But, the perfect ad is one that sells the user a product in the very moment where he already decided he wants it.

So, for example, when I dead reviews about a product, the reviewer could use an affiliate link. Because at that time I'll probably buy it anyway.

Today's ads just hurt everyone.

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Re:Ad Blocking: The Unnecessary Internet Apocalypse by LeoNatan25 on Thursday September 24, 2015 @02:22PM (#10273517)
A review with an affiliate link is a review I will most likely not trust. When you profit from a user's purchases, any product will get a 8-10 score out of 10, because why not? The users will just buy it. No thanks.

A much better model that I would agree with, would be a well-annotated "Promotional Post" with an ending that says "Here is what we thought about it: <Link to Review>."

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