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Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by agumonkey on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @01:48PM (#10940351)
I don't like ads at all (99.9% of the time not their target), I do respond a lot to efficiency arguments a lot. I felt delighted to find better adblockers (less lag, less heat, more battery).

The ad problem won't go away, unless you're top tier brand your business rely on it. You may tame it but it's like weed, it comes back.

Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by jbigelow76 on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @02:58PM (#10940889)

    >I don't like ads at all (99.9% of the time not their target)
That seems dubious unless you spend all your time browsing sites you have no interest in. If I spent all day browsing ad-supported sites about antique Czechoslovakian sewing thimbles, then yeah, I'll buy your argument (no pun intended), but the sites I view show ads that fit expected areas of interest for my demographic.

Just because you don't ever act on ads doesn't mean you aren't still a target.

Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by agumonkey on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @04:04PM (#10941329)
Then enjoy your doubting. Even on the geekiest websites I don't click on ads, I barely even see them; except when they slow down loading and rendering, Then I go mean in and pass it through printfriendly.com. And for other products well meh, I'm not a "consumer", and few ads will ever make me believe any product is really that valuable to me. I have soap and water thank you.
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by jbigelow76 on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @04:14PM (#10941415)
I wasn't implying that I was dubious that you aren't interested in whatever is being advertised (though I see how it reads that way now). I was dubious that you aren't still a target no matter how futile the effort. If I throw a water balloon at you but don't hit you it doesn't mean you aren't the target.
Re:Brave: Brendan Eich's clean-ads browser startup by agumonkey on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @04:53PM (#10941666)
Aight, I thought target meant clicking regularly or at least thinking about the product or brand shown.