Daring FireballHalf a Gigabyte of Ads
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/22/half-a-gigabyte-of-ads
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/22/half-a-gigabyte-of-ads
Matthew Cave ⚾@daringfireball People who tell me (and there are fewer and fewer of them, but they still exist) who tell me that by blocking ads I am stealing content can get bent.
Chris Silverman 🌻@ender3 Yep, I'm a strong believer in the idea of a "contract of decency" as applied to products—that is, an equilibrium of respect between the producer and the consumer. Put concisely: you get what you give.
Dumping half a gigabyte of trash on your users is an act of spitting contempt that disqualifies you from any expectations of courtesy. A business model reliant on that sort of behavior deserves to fail.
My stock response to the content-theft trolls is "Stop whining and clean up your act."