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Re:Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads by brailsafe on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @04:05PM (#21706965)
I believe this is false equivalency. I probably agree with the overall argument that it's not unethical, but in both examples you give you're not requesting someone's service in exchange for nothing. For TV, you're already paying for a service, so do what you will. For billboard's, you're literally getting nothing in return or asking to be bombarded by ads.

A better example would probably adblocking on either YouTube or any website. The service is otherwise free, and you're demanding it in some sense.

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Re:Show HN: I built a podcast app that skips over the ads by criddell on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @05:02PM (#21707689)
> For TV, you're already paying for a service, so do what you will.

There are still lots of people who watch ad supported TV broadcast over the air. So I think muting commercials or recording with a DVR and skipping over later is a decent analogy.

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