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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by guerrilla on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:33AM (#29691922)
I agree with you, but you might be getting down voted because you didn't say why you think it's unethical.
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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by kiryin on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:40AM (#29691953)
A commenter below us put it rather nicely:

"Advertising is a huge business predicated entirely on manipulating people to make purchases they otherwise wouldn't, surgically exploiting weaknesses in our psyche."

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