Anders EknertAug 18, 2023

If you don’t want advertisements in your physical mailbox in Sweden, all you have to do is put a sticker or sign on it saying β€œNo ads, please”. People carrying mail are obliged to respect that. As simple as that.

And you know, that’s how it should work on the internet too.

Show threadπ’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’†π’ Aug 18, 2023
@anderseknert i understand ads nowadays can be obtrusive and annoying, but this alegory is wrong, it's not like sites spam you with unsolicited ads, you interact with them, using their resources, their work etc
Show threadAnders EknertAug 18, 2023

@maniel I'm not sure I follow. What do you mean by "you interact with them, using their resources, their work"?

I understand this though:

"it's not like sites spam you with unsolicited ads"

Yes, they do.

Show threadπ’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’†π’ Aug 18, 2023
@anderseknert yes, but you can't compare those ads to ones you get in your snail mail, you can compare it to spam you get in your email, but ads on sites (while annoying) are considered payment, you don't have to interact with pages they're on, right? you have choice, it's not like those pages come to you like snail mail spam, you come to them, i understand we hate ads, but i consider moderate ads understandable
Show threadAnders EknertAug 18, 2023
@maniel That's interesting. How do you know a site has ads before you visit?
Show threadπ’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’†π’ Aug 18, 2023
@anderseknert you don't
when i see ads i don't like, i close the tab, same with pub with music i don't like, i just go to different pub instead of asserting my right to drink in silence
Show threadAnders EknertAug 18, 2023
@maniel That sounds like an inefficient adblocker :) But if it works for you, great!
Show threadπ’Žπ’‚π’π’Šπ’†π’ 
@anderseknert i'm not against adblockers, i use them daily (Brave, uBlock Origin, SponsorBlock), but i'm aware it's gray zone and I'm a bit selfish by using it, because i get my content for free, on the other hand as i said earlier ads nowadays are obnoxious and intrusive, spy on use etc, and using life without them is easier, it would be nice if there were some middle ground here
Aug 18, 2023 at 9:27amWeb