bigFabFeb 20

Web principles

https://lemmy.world/post/43376529

Show threadbamboo

This seems flipped, there’s no way a majority of people like ads.

Maybe it should be Low IQ are people who don’t know what an ad blocker is, and High IQ are people who say ad blocking is unethical.

Feb 20 at 4:14pmWeb
Show threadbrachypelmideFeb 20

This seems flipped, there’s no way a majority of people like ads.

Honestly from some of the interactions I’ve had with my peers I didn’t even think of the meme as strange.

Like one time I saw my roommate running Opera GX of all browsers without any adblockers and I asked him “don’t these ads bother you?” and he responded, I shit you not, “no, quite the opposite! they’re really helpful!”. I didn’t say anything because at that moment I was genuinely stunlocked.

Show threadstarikFeb 20
How do you guys learn about the newest products and services available?
Show threadsepiroth154Feb 20
This might surprise you, but if you walk around town you get bombarded with ads actually.
Show threadlugalFeb 20
Your adblocker doesn’t protect you outside?
Show threadsepiroth154Feb 20
No, I didn’t get the monthly subscription :(
Show threadLordPassionFruitFeb 20
Fun fact: not where I live. Billboards are not allowed within 18 metres of a road, and any business signage has to be both on the property of the business and at least 4 metres away from the road. You can easily walk around down town and see exactly 0 ads and it is bliss.
Show threadsepiroth154Feb 20
I said walk though, not drive.
Show threadLordPassionFruitFeb 20
I also said walk through. Doesn’t matter where you are, walking or driving, you will not see ads for things unless you are actively looking at a business advertising itself.
Show threadsepiroth154Feb 20
I was confused because you were talking about roads, sorry. That sounds awesome…
Show threadLordPassionFruitFeb 20
No worries there! And it is quite nice, I must say.
Show threadDe_NarmFeb 20
I don’t.
Show threadfractureFeb 20

i do not need that information

i know, crazy, but humans basically just need food and shelter to live

“newest products and services” is not in the hierarchy of needs

Show threadieatpwnsFeb 20
Turns out when I need a thing I can look for it without a company trying to prey on my insecurities
Show threadgrueFeb 20
If there’s something I want I’ll search for that product category myself, and read reviews and comparisons from entities that aren’t sponsored.
Show threadbinarytobisFeb 20

That’s such a weird thing to say. Ads don’t show you things that are good, if they were better products they wouldn’t need to press you over it. I can’t think of a time where I found something cool I didn’t know about through an ad, short of movie trailers that I actively sought out.

For example, a few years back I found out that safety razors shave closer, give me less razor burn, and cost 100x less than cartridge razors. Which one of the two gets ads?

Show threadSmallBorgFeb 20
I had a similar experience with a work colleague. His response? “They are helpful. They tell me what to buy”. I guess some people are just like that.
Show threaddarkdemizeFeb 20
I’d say you just need to swap the label for adblock unethical and adblock smart.
Show threadbinarytobisFeb 20

I think you’re just used to the lemmy crowd. Pretty much everyone I casually know has ads when they show me something on youtube. Every time I ask “Why not use an adblocker?” and they reply either “The ads don’t bother me” or “I want to support the content creators”.

Doesn’t make sense to me. I’ll buy some swag or donate to creators I like, but I am not voluntarily watching ads.

Show threadpriapusFeb 20
The majority of people just aren’t bothered by them.