Re:Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015)
by dumbfounder on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @01:20PM
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See my other comment. I don't care if people use adblock, I just hate the argument people some use to justify it. I believe there are good arguments, but not the "it's my browser" argument. It's self righteous to the extreme.
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I don't understand what you are saying. Can I go to the bathroom during the commercial break while watching a football game? Do I have to scroll to the bottom of a page if I look at a headline?
No, of course I don't. If you demand a particular behavior from a reader, then enforce it. Otherwise, don't complain if it's ignored.
Re:Why It’s OK to Block Ads (2015)
by dumbfounder on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @02:56PM
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They can not look at the ads on the website, or go to the bathroom too. I don't have a problem with that. I have a problem with the argument that it's "because it's mine".
When forbes infested its clients thanks to a third-party ad network that distributed malwares[1], i was smiling with shadenfreude. Maybe i'm self-righteous, but since 2005, blocking ads is for me a way to protect my computer.
[1]https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160111/05574633295/forbe...