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Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by hn_version_0023 »

openknot wrote: post #104
matheusmoreira wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only marketers love ads in general. To the rest of us, it's just annoying noise, to be filtered.

From an older submission to Hacker News: "Appreciate marketing. It seems like bullshit, but it’s bullshit I don’t want to have to do. I’m glad someone else is doing it, I’m sincerely grateful for their efforts." [0] Software development is important, but marketing is also important, and it actually works. Most companies can't survive without effective marketing. [0] https://devjac.dev/posts/2021-05-29-my-personal-cre…

Making a science out of convincing people to buy things they don’t need is not only not important, it’s fundamentally dishonest. No amount of apologies or hand waving will change that fact. Marketing is a pox on the human mind that we’d all be better off without.

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by hanniabu »

openplatypus wrote: post #24

uBlock Origin, with CNAME uncloaking is the most powerful ad/tracker blocking tool. Browsing Internet without it is often time a scary experience. It does block our [Wide Angle Analytics]( https://wideangle.co/documentation/track-with-custom-domain ) tracker about which we are open about. And ... we are not against. Every user should have a right to self determination and control when browsing the Internet. Our track…

Is AdBlockPro needed with uBlock or does uBlock do everything ABP does and more?

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by matheusmoreira »

trts wrote: post #211
pessimizer wrote: post #164

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It's hard to forget to install it. The first time you open a browser on a new machine and for a moment, for probably the first time in a while, see how the internet really looks, that's the best ad for uBlock Origin.

The internet with no adblock is a little like driving through Breezewood, Pennsylvania https://imgur.com/a/qmAxHfk

A little. On the internet, the ads actively jump in front of our faces while we're trying to read something. Imagine driving under such conditions.

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by hn_version_0023 »

vmaurin wrote: post #127
dvtrn wrote: post #50

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I sometimes wonder if adtech devs also use adblockers.

I have worked in the ad industry for 10+ years. Firefox, strict mode but no ad blocker for web. What I would not do though, is using an android or ios phone (or anykind of smartphone where I don't know what the system nor the application do). I am not sure that people realize how many power and data are used on these phones, for things totally unrelated to their personal usage

So you don’t use a smartphone at all? Or am I misunderstanding?

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by openknot »

hn_version_0023 wrote: post #231
openknot wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From an older submission to Hacker News: "Appreciate marketing. It seems like bullshit, but it’s bullshit I don’t want to have to do. I’m glad someone else is doing it, I’m sincerely grateful for their efforts." [0] Software development is important, but marketing is also important, and it actually works. Most companies can't survive without effective marketing. [0] https://devjac.dev/posts/2021-05-29-my-personal-cre…

Making a science out of convincing people to buy things they don’t need is not only not important , it’s fundamentally dishonest. No amount of apologies or hand waving will change that fact. Marketing is a pox on the human mind that we’d all be better off without.

>”Marketing is a pox on the human mind that we’d all be better off without.”

If you work, marketing pays part of your salary. A company can’t survive without it.

Marketing includes the “Who’s hiring?” threads on the front page; word of mouth recommendations; and job postings on LinkedIn. If you’ve found a job that pays your bills, marketing played a role.

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by matheusmoreira »

bosie wrote: post #226
matheusmoreira wrote: post #151

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> Appreciate marketing. It seems like bullshit, but it’s bullshit I don’t want to have to do. Bullshit? To me it seems more like mind rape when a bunch of corporate ideas and brands are suddenly and forcibly injected into my mind. I didn't ask for it, I didn't consent to it. We don't tolerate it when people violate our bodies, so why is it okay to violate our minds? They "need" it to make money, so it's okay? If I wa…

Aren't you consenting to it when you are browsing the web? If it bothers me so much ("mind rape") and I know a website has ads, why would I go there?

> Aren't you consenting to it when you are browsing the web?

No.

> If it bothers me so much ("mind rape") and I know a website has ads, why would I go there?

Websites don't have "99% advertising 1% content" warnings to help me decide before I click a link.

Also, there is no reason to avoid going anywhere these days because uBlock Origin exists.

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by amartya916 »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #215
amartya916 wrote: post #204

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I think I know why you are being downvoted, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I get exactly where you are coming from. On certain days, I cannot shake a similar thought from my mind as well. Today though, I'd recommend skimming through uBlock Origin's Github readme: https://github.com/gorhill . Note the "Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought." in the About section. Our industry reflects…

Oh, I think I see the issue. If your post is anything to go by then people think I'm talking about tech or even just the web. That's understandable since both are frequently the target of my ire, however in this instance I am specifically talking about the advertising and marketing industry.

Ah sorry, I misunderstood as well. Makes sense!

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by bootlooped »

vehemenz wrote: post #125
mancerayder wrote: post #85

What kills me is even paid subscription sites like WSJ, Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha, show you ads even when you're a paying member. Why is it a war on our attention?

I find this ironic too. I get NYT via my institution, and on the actual app there are ads, but when I browse on the website, logged in with uBO, there is nothing.

A DNS-based ad blocking solution helps with this problem on mobile.

Re: uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

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Post by iso1631 »

flurdy wrote: post #171
Pooge wrote: post #111

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The pronoun "they" is enough if you don't know the person's gender[1] ;). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

I was also unsure if that was just opinion of the core maintainer or a collective of committers. Again a "they" would have fine :) .

Most people, even the most rabid "anti-pronoun" people, have used "they" in the singular sense for decades without even realising it

"I had a great teacher at school" "Oh really, what was their name?"

etc

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