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Re:Use of Ad-Blocking Software Rises by 30% Worldwide by CaptSpify on Saturday February 04, 2017 @04:27PM (#13569171)
> This will backfire on the people rejoicing, however. Instead of advertisements on sites, we will see entire advertisements disguised as actual content (which can't be blocked).

If everyone allowed normal ads through, advertisers wouldn't sit back and say "Well done everyone. Time for us to stop doing sponsored stories! Back to the old model!". They'd still be attacking on two fronts. Ad-blocking just prevents one avenue of attack.

> Online advertisements are one of the only ways a person without a big company can actually make a living.

So? We let people who have shitty business models fail all the time. Why don't they take one of the other methods for making a living?

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