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Re:IQ scores in relation to web browser choice by redthrowaway on Friday July 29, 2011 @01:43AM (#2820381)
They would also be aware of game theory, and may choose to use adblock but not tell anyone, or even actively campaign against it while using it themselves.

I'm not suggesting smart people are unethical, but rather that ethicality and intelligence are fairly orthogonal, and that your proposed means seems to have more to do with the former than the latter.

As to the speculation, you are of course right. I'm just putting off studying. Speaking of which...

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Re:IQ scores in relation to web browser choice by alexgartrell on Friday July 29, 2011 @01:59AM (#2820429)
It's also potentially the case that intelligent people recognize that it's silly to be completely upset over ads and that few sides with really obnoxious ads have good content in the first place. Perhaps, to them, it's just not worth the trouble.

But neither is trying to convince anyone on the internet that you're smart in the first place.

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Re:IQ scores in relation to web browser choice by kingkilr on Friday July 29, 2011 @03:47AM (#2820629)
So we're all just projecting what we do onto the smart people here, right?
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