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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by blackhaz on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:17AM (#29692993)
A street is as much a mean to an end as a laptop. I use streets to get from point A to point B, much like you use your laptop to arrive from state A to state B. I never have an intention to see ads when I go outside. Sometimes I use streets for fun, to stroll without aim, but never I go outside to "see some ads," much like you likely never open your laptop with an intention to see an ad.
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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by agumonkey on Monday December 27, 2021 @08:04AM (#29702164)
These are not arguments but additional trails of my thoughts on the topic:

You went outside, you motivated yourself, and passing by a sign is not much now. My laptop is a bit of a promise of lazy direct access, which is more at odds with the ads.

Also street ads have been planned, there are usual spots and looks. Web is a bit wilder.

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Re:You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? by tgsovlerkhgsel on Sunday December 26, 2021 @04:55PM (#29696761)
> I use streets to get from point A to point B

This is an excellent point to make: Streets are for getting from A to B, and ads don't impede that.

The Internet is for getting access to information, and many of the online ad formats do impede that.

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