Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life?

Posted by pirocks on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:02PM
from the ask-hn dept.

It seems to me that the "killer app" for AR is adblock in real life. I would personally pay about as much as I would for a laptop(so 400 to 2000 usd). Are there startups working in this space?

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by dmitrygr on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:08PM (#20580005)

I'd pay for tech to block out voices and appearance of certain people. Basically a "mark as spam" button for people.

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by babygoat on Thursday August 01, 2019 @02:43PM (#20586963)

check this out: https://www.geek.com/gadgets/arduino-annoying-mute-celebs-14...

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by ps101 on Thursday August 01, 2019 @02:35AM (#20581471)

This is straight out of a Black Mirror episode.

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by verdverm on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:41PM (#20580192)

Oh that would be so great lol

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by potta_coffee on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @08:50PM (#20580242)

Well, how much does some nice acreage in the country cost?

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by ktpsns on Thursday August 01, 2019 @04:23AM (#20582060)

Do you refer to tools like noise cancelling earphones? Or something similar for the eyes? Because when it comes to unwanted contact to people, in reality there is a duplex channel: You can talk to annoying peoples, make them stop talking. Or dont you want to look at ads in public space?

This question is really context based. In NYC one might have different problems then on the countryside. I never suffered from ads in the public space because I just ignore them. AdBlock included in the brain...

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by imhoguy on Thursday August 01, 2019 @08:38AM (#20583208)

This is not going to work anyway. After some time advertisiers will find other ways to push crap into our brains, be it imitation of warning signs or some deceptive product placement.

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Re:Ask HN: How much would you pay for adblock in real life? by lucasverra on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:03AM (#20582476)

20 dol / year for visual blocking lenses

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