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Re:Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is effi... by hypertele-Xii on Saturday July 17, 2021 @09:55PM (#27870246)
> It is unethical to consume content without accepting [ads]

Well in my belief, ads are unethical. These two views don't reconcile. And since I'm in control of my computer, I get to decide if the ads play or not.

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Re:Piped: A privacy-friendly YouTube front end which is effi... by mgraczyk on Saturday July 17, 2021 @10:00PM (#27870260)
See it's sort of a non-argument. Saying something is "unethical" is just an emotive way of saying "I disagree with this".

Because if "ads are unethical" under your definition of "unethical", then I think it's totally fine for people to do "unethical" things.

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