Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
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Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
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Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#2Oh, look, this again.
> "ads are what makes the current internet work."
No, they're not. The Internet was designed as a tool for enabling communication, not money-making. Without ads, a lot of the blog spam that exists today would go away and the Internet would be better off for it.
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#3Oh, look, this again. > "ads are what makes the current internet work." No, they're not. The Internet was designed as a tool for enabling communication, not money-making. Without ads, a lot of the blog spam that exists today would go away and the Internet would be better off for it.
Yes and a lot of very talented people would not be able to focus on doing what they currently do full time (and love to do) as they'll have to worry about making money.
OR
As a content consumer, you'll have to pay for the content directly which is currently available for free.
Yes, I know everyone hates ads and I'll probably get downvoted here too but - You should punish publishers who serve malware, popups, JS & other bad stuff BUT you don't punish ALL the publishers - many of them don't do that and are just fine.
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#4Even if every ad was "well behaved" I'd still block each and every one of them. The privacy implications of being constantly tracked in order to sell me bullshit are too creepy.
Frankly, if your business depends on ads, you should think about a different business model, because the NSA spying thing is partly your fault. There are many things that I already pay for on the web, and many more that I would happily pay for if they offered me an ad and tracking-free experience
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#5don't just use Adblock... use Adblock Edge ;)
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#6Outside of a handful of HN curmudgeons, I don't see it too much.
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#7So you adblockers who think the internet should go back to 1994, never use Google? I think the article is spot on. Advertising does and has always supported media distribution technologies since we had media distribution. Today that technology is the web and mobile web, and it is a distributed technology. Either micropaymetns with a bitcoin like tech will be embedded in the browser for you to be ad free, or view ads will be a future choice.
Dodging the means people use to generate revenue - is just naive.
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#8Whatever buddy. Make something of value and people will pay you for it. Or make useless amusements, and depend on ad revenue.
Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#9Even if every ad was "well behaved" I'd still block each and every one of them. The privacy implications of being constantly tracked in order to sell me bullshit are too creepy. Frankly, if your business depends on ads, you should think about a different business model, because the NSA spying thing is partly your fault. There are many things that I already pay for on the web, and many more that I would happily pay fo…
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Re: Why “just use Adblock” should never be a professional answer
#10The only ads that have ever been useful to me, even once, in my entire life, were google search ads. Contextual ads presented to me when I am already looking for something.
Coincidentally, in 2014, those are the only ads I don't block. I really cannot imagine there is any advertisement I would ever value while reading about something else.