> You're the one assuming that the website will offer you something of interest without any reason to do so
Says who? Arguing against ads isn't arguing against compensation. You're assuming what is being assumed.
Re:Why Lichess will always be free
by silicon2401 on Friday April 23, 2021 @12:47PM
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Says the comment I replied to
> When I go to a website, I decide to direct my attention to this website, because I believe it will offer something of interest to me.
That quote doesn't contradict what I said, since it says nothing about "without any reason to do so".
You are specifically talking about compensation, which that quote does not.
Re:Why Lichess will always be free
by silicon2401 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:58PM
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You must be pulling my leg, you're not even addressing what I've been commenting
I take the complete opposite position: if I take the effort to make a website, I'll do what I want with it. Maybe I consider your visit an attack on my bandwidth, and I compensate with ads. If you don't like it, you're free to not visit it. Unless I told you in advance that you're not going to see ads, there's no basis for assuming that there won't be ads just like there's no basis for assuming you won't see NSFW content on a random website, religious content, political content, etc