Re:Designing an audio adblocker
by umvi on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @05:08PM
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> It's somehow less immoral to skip ads if the user has to put some kind of manual effort into it each time?
It's morally grey, in my opinion.
If we can agree that:
1. Using an adblocker on services that offer premium versions (such as Crunchyroll) is dishonest
2. Going to the bathroom/looking away from the TV during an ad playing on Crunchyroll free is not dishonest
Then the morality line is somewhere in between there.
My philosophy is to always support the content creator in some way. To consume content while robbing the creator of their source of income (even if it's pennies) is dishonest, in my opinion. I don't have qualms manually skipping an ad I've already seen 5 times, and can quote buy heart, however.
It's morally grey, in my opinion.
If we can agree that:
1. Using an adblocker on services that offer premium versions (such as Crunchyroll) is dishonest
2. Going to the bathroom/looking away from the TV during an ad playing on Crunchyroll free is not dishonest
Then the morality line is somewhere in between there.
My philosophy is to always support the content creator in some way. To consume content while robbing the creator of their source of income (even if it's pennies) is dishonest, in my opinion. I don't have qualms manually skipping an ad I've already seen 5 times, and can quote buy heart, however.