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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody not use an adblocker? by bob_theslob646 on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:04AM (#36490929)
I'm not sure if you read his comments, but he's paying $10 a month for the paid version of Bloomberg and they're still slamming him with ads so I'm not sure how it's considered "petty theft."
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Re:Ask HN: Does anybody not use an adblocker? by muzani on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @06:30PM (#36499581)
It's overpriced, but still the price. Not all theft is illegal, nor unethical. Killing is something that's almost always unethical. But kill a tyrant and it's ethical.

Stealing from a company that has already charged you a subscription fee might be ethical. But I don't enable adblock because it also means I'm stealing on autopilot from other sites that I may want to support.

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