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Re:Firefox Preview adds support for recommended extensions, ... by kmlx on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @05:47AM (#22245668)
yes, but the current penetration didn't.

if you think the future is asking people from Rwanda to pay 5 bucks a month to read a single online newspaper, or get access to Reddit then I guess you're in for a rude awakening.

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Re:Firefox Preview adds support for recommended extensions, ... by ChuckNorris89 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @10:05AM (#22247251)
1) How will it cost to read the newspaper 5$ in Rwanda? That's the price of a monthly subscription in Germany.

2) If said people can't afford 5$/month how will they afford the stuff ads are targeting them to buy?

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Re:Firefox Preview adds support for recommended extensions, ... by shadowgovt on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @09:48AM (#22247062)
This is what concerns me most about ad blocking.

"In a world without ads, people will just pay their own way" is elitist thinking. Most people online have nothing of value to exchange except their attention.

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