"Ad blockers are unethical—ads are how they pay to keep the lights on!”
Exactly. It's how THEY pay to keep the lights on. It's not how I pay for anything. I didn't agree to see ads, although I'm ok with some ads; what I definitely didn't do is agree to be tracked and profiled and have arbitrary third-party code running on my computer just so I could read this awful, pointless, SEO-ified shitfest of an article that doesn't come close to answering the question I was googling.
On the subject of ads: I’m walking around Target while I wait for a prescription to be filled. Couple guys in AT&T polos haunt a table by electronics. I brace myself as I pass, and sure enough:
“Hi, sir, how are you? Can I ask you a quick question?”
I keep walking and loudly reply, “Nope, I’m not here to talk about my internet service.” Half a dozen shoppers hear this and laugh out loud.
I believe people when they say “No human being is illegal,” but some human beings are pop-up ads.
I am not opposed to all forms of sales and advertising, but let’s be clear:
Being marketed to is not part of the social contract.
#AdTech #marketing #ads #sales
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