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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by MSFT_Edging on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:45AM (#36696322)
Some of the best content I've found on the internet was a result of someone's hobby and desire to share, typically paired with a complete lack of ads on the page.

Personal blogs, passion sites filled with resources where they might sell a couple products, open source resources built by a community, etc.

I can say its almost rare I get the answer I need on a commercial platform besides reddit, but that's only because reddit replaced forums where ads were generally small and unobtrusive.

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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by JohnFen on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:34PM (#36698405)
> Some of the best content I've found on the internet was a result of someone's hobby and desire to share, typically paired with a complete lack of ads on the page.

Yes! I would say 90% of the useful stuff I find on the web is this sort of site.

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