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Re:An open-source browser extension to auto-skip sponsored s... by dageshi on Monday December 09, 2019 @02:35PM (#21745622)
Ahh I see, a parasitic relationship.
Re:An open-source browser extension to auto-skip sponsored s... by michaelmrose on Monday December 09, 2019 @07:37PM (#21748411)
Not accepting your terms doesn't make someone a parasite.
Re:An open-source browser extension to auto-skip sponsored s... by dageshi on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @05:25AM (#21751271)
By your own description of what you're doing, yes it does? You've said nobody can make you contribute back to those creators via social norms so you will not, so within the system your actions are parasitic? You consume/use but contribute nothing back, how is that not parasitic?
Re:An open-source browser extension to auto-skip sponsored s... by michaelmrose on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @02:39PM (#21756061)
Because the creator doesn't experience any per unit cost of content distributed only google does and the unit cost of bandwidth is so close to zero it would be hard to enumerate.

I do buy things. I agree to buy them before I fork over my money and I reject deals that I perceive would disadvantage me. That makes me a smart consumer.