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Re:uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking by manigandham on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @08:57PM (#21590748)
People don't like paying and even 2 subscriptions is more than many will care for.

Also lots of people can't afford all the content they consume today, and would much rather have access with ads than nothing all.

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Re:uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking by BlueTemplar on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:03PM (#21596332)
If ads didn't exist, the pricing of that content would be quite different...
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Re:uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking by fiddlerwoaroof on Thursday November 21, 2019 @05:32PM (#21600458)
Or, the content just wouldn't exist
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Re:uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking by BlueTemplar on Friday November 22, 2019 @06:06AM (#21604542)
The distribution of content might be quite different - but remember that ads aren't free - they're just another middleman that has to be paid, priced in in the cost of goods, a net drain from the point of view of the consumers (on first approximation at least).
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Re:uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking by tripzilch on Friday November 22, 2019 @08:41AM (#21605433)
> Or, the content just wouldn't exist

I mean, on the whole, the vast majority of ad supported content is in fact clickbait trash.

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