Re:Pi-Hole: Why You Need a Network-Wide Ad-Blocker
by close04 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:16AM
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To me it feels like the number of sources of information has grown exponentially in the past 10 years. So unless you're talking about a service that more or less locks you in (like a mail provider that you can't easily switch) you can find the same information on dozens of sites. Just pick one that either has reasonable ad practices or one that accepts adblockers.
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Re:Pi-Hole: Why You Need a Network-Wide Ad-Blocker
by basch on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @09:18AM
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That depends if you are reading original journalism or aggregated journalism. Something from Reuters or AP (or a tweet .. ) might be on hundreds of websites, but look at a list like this, https://www.aldaily.com/media/ , how many of these stories dont really get published elsewhere.
Re:Pi-Hole: Why You Need a Network-Wide Ad-Blocker
by close04 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @11:12AM
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Sure but how was this better 10 years ago?
"Original anything" (read unique) by definition doesn't go well with the "just go elsewhere" concept. If you can go elsewhere then it's not that original or unique. Time has no bearing on this.
For "mass content" (aggregation or simply independently reporting on the same topic) you have vastly more choice today. And for unique pieces of information, only available in one place, you would have been just as stuck then as you are now. The uniqueness, not the time is what takes the choice out of the equation.