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Re:Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think) by pmoriarty on Friday May 04, 2018 @04:33PM (#16998059)
There's no such thing as an "acceptable ad" for me, so allowing them is not "inherently and OBVIOUSLY the right idea".

What's obviously the right idea for me is making all unsolicited advertising illegal, and throwing any violators of that law in jail.

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Re:Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think) by kiriakasis on Saturday May 05, 2018 @04:53AM (#17000971)
Ads is quite conflated as a term.

should flyers be illegal? posters? tv ads?

mozzila is now trying to introduce non tracking ads in their browser. how are non tracking ads different from posters on the street? (minus security concern, honestly i trust mozilla on that)

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Re:Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think) by pmoriarty on Saturday May 05, 2018 @12:22PM (#17002466)
"should flyers be illegal? posters? tv ads?"

Yes, yes, and yes.

Who needs all this junk? No one.

When walking down a scenic street, you know who says to themselves, "What this street really needs to make it truly pleasing is more flyers and posters"? No one.

When watching TV, who yearns for more ads? No one.

This is all junk no one needs except the advertisers themselves. The rest of us don't want their garbage.

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Re:Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think) by dcbadacd on Sunday May 06, 2018 @10:01AM (#17006433)
"Advertising" is just a friendly name to "manipulation for monetary goals". It should honestly be illegal.
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Re:Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think) by worldexplorer on Sunday May 06, 2018 @05:02PM (#17008518)
Seems like entire human economics need an upgrade.
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