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Re:Lichess: Block Ads and Trackers by thomasahle on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @07:39PM (#37578586)
> If someone or something is doing it for you (and others) automatically then it eliminates the 'payment' and undermines producers ability to produce.

Doesn't it also undermine producers ability to produce if you just get really good at quickly looking away?

It seems from your argument the "case could be made" that it's at least a little unethical to not spend at least a little while paying attention to each ad when reading a newspaper.

Like there's some scale where the left side has "0 attention spent, 0 ethical" and the right side has "maximum attention spent, maximally ethical".

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Re:Lichess: Block Ads and Trackers by paulryanrogers on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @09:29PM (#37579389)
Fair point. I think advertisers understand people will learn to skip and filter yet the impression is still something. And in aggregate that's enough. I don't think anyone expects people to feel like consumers must give their full, undivided attention, with eyelids taped open and hands bound.
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