Re:Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome ar...
by naner on Sunday December 28, 2014 @02:44PM
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I'm not against advertising. I just think most of it is done badly and in poor taste. If you want to sell me something in an entertaining or classy way I am more receptive than I would be from you just shouting at me. I think "shouting" is much more effective however, so companies that advertise generally DGAF.
Re:Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome ar...
by kooshball on Sunday December 28, 2014 @07:32AM
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It's not only the worst part of capitalism, advertising works by exploiting human psychology. Once you see the ad its effects take place and there's no way to avoid it. There's no way to mentally forget stuff like brand recognition. The only way to stop its effectiveness is by having it blocked altogether.
Re:Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome ar...
by tim333 on Monday December 29, 2014 @02:50PM
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>Advertising is predicated on lies, by definition
Well not really. You can for instance have a genuinely good deal and just let people be aware of that. Though lying does happen of course.
Advertising is predicated on lies, by definition, and I am only interested in making consumer decisions as far from the influence of marketing departments as is practicable. Advertising is the very worst that capitalism has to offer.
Moreover, I am not interested in being distracted by ads, ever.
If the the web turns out to be a house of cards that crumbles without billions of dollars of vapid ad revenues, then maybe that's a positive evolution.