That's it, I'm getting AdBlock

More Than Mortal · September 22, 2015, 02:29:03 PM

Just got a fucking ad on Youtube which was thirty seconds long and I couldn't skip it.

Fuck that shit.

DAS B00T x2 · September 22, 2015, 02:30:26 PM

Welcome to 2009

Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2015, 02:31:38 PM

Welcome to the ricefields brother.

Until advertising companies learn how to be non-cancerous, I'm keeping adblock on with like two or three exception sites.

Jono · September 22, 2015, 02:32:10 PM

Sometimes when I use Youtube on my phone, there will be 3-4 minute ads on videos. Those ads are longer than the videos I'm gonna watch!

Mr. Psychologist · September 22, 2015, 02:32:46 PM

Also, inb4theinevitableshitstorm

And uh, commiserations to whichever mod has to clean it up because I'm off for a while now e.e

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 02:36:08 PM

Thanks for being complicit in the slow murder of the very thing that makes the Internet good and free.

just because you can't wait thirty fucking seconds

thirty fucking seconds

Thun · September 22, 2015, 02:41:39 PM

shut up Verbatim you faggot

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 02:44:00 PM

if you use adblock you should be banned from the internet

Thun · September 22, 2015, 02:45:37 PM

what is dead may never be banned

Ásgeirr · September 22, 2015, 02:46:08 PM

i just want my content and i want it the moment i click it

YOURE NOT MY DAD

gats · September 22, 2015, 02:46:48 PM

what verb said
if more and more people use ad block
1. they ban it so you're back to square one
2. they start charging fees

and lords knows they'll starting charging fees instead cuz that shit is less hassle than banning ad block

Kiwicake · September 22, 2015, 02:52:31 PM

I don't use ad block, ads don't bother me that much usually

eggsalad · September 22, 2015, 02:54:06 PM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 02:36:08 PM

Thanks for being complicit in the slow murder of the very thing that makes the Internet good and free.

just because you can't wait thirty fucking seconds

thirty fucking seconds

>commercialization of the internet makes it good and free

there's times where you have differing views and there's times you just say things that are wrong lol

🍁 Aria 🔮 · September 22, 2015, 02:55:13 PM

I only block ads that prevent me from using the site tbh

Like those ads that block the entire page on wikias.

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 02:55:47 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:54:06 PM

>commercialization of the internet makes it good and free

there's times where you have differing views and there's times you just say things that are wrong lol

Free is good.

Advertising makes the Internet free.

This is a fact.

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 02:56:14 PM

Quote from: Prime Uta on September 22, 2015, 02:55:13 PM

I only block ads that prevent me from using the site tbh

Like those ads that block the entire page on wikias.

Never seen one.

Besides, >using wikias

eggsalad · September 22, 2015, 02:58:42 PM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 02:55:47 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:54:06 PM
>commercialization of the internet makes it good and free

there's times where you have differing views and there's times you just say things that are wrong lol
Free is good.

Advertising makes the Internet free.

This is a fact.

Time is not free.

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 03:00:41 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:58:42 PM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:54:06 PM
>commercialization of the internet makes it good and free

there's times where you have differing views and there's times you just say things that are wrong lol
Free is good.

Advertising makes the Internet free.

This is a fact.
Time is not free.

Thirty seconds is not as valuable as five dollars or however much money you'd have to spend just to access a fucking webpage or have an account or whatever.

Flee · September 22, 2015, 03:00:58 PM

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eggsalad · September 22, 2015, 03:04:55 PM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 03:00:41 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:58:42 PM
Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 02:54:06 PM
>commercialization of the internet makes it good and free

there's times where you have differing views and there's times you just say things that are wrong lol
Free is good.

Advertising makes the Internet free.

This is a fact.
Time is not free.
Thirty seconds is not as valuable as five dollars or however much money you'd have to spend just to access a fucking webpage or have an account or whatever.

I've only encountered two types of video hosts, those that take my time as pay and those that sacrifice space on the page to cover costs.
As it turns out, the latter is providing the same video to me without taxing an additional 30 seconds of my free time.

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 03:05:44 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 03:04:55 PM

I've only encountered two types of video hosts, those that take my time as pay and those that sacrifice space on the page to cover costs.
As it turns out, the latter is providing the same video to me without taxing an additional 30 seconds of my free time.

okay

you wanna respond to the point i made, or what

Korra · September 22, 2015, 03:06:11 PM

Meta as fuck

eggsalad · September 22, 2015, 03:06:32 PM

Quote from: Flee on September 22, 2015, 03:00:58 PM

Don't forget to whitelist this place though.

hopefully my laziness to explore any adblocking methods on my phone cancels out my laziness to let global do its work

eggsalad · September 22, 2015, 03:07:24 PM

Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 22, 2015, 03:05:44 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 03:04:55 PM
I've only encountered two types of video hosts, those that take my time as pay and those that sacrifice space on the page to cover costs.
As it turns out, the latter is providing the same video to me without taxing an additional 30 seconds of my free time.
okay

you wanna respond to the point i made, or what

The alternative to non-intrusive ads is not paid subscription.

Thun · September 22, 2015, 03:07:44 PM

Quote from: Flee on September 22, 2015, 03:00:58 PM

Don't forget to whitelist this place though.

It literally doesn't load if I do. I don't know why?

Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 03:08:30 PM

Quote from: eggsalad on September 22, 2015, 03:07:24 PM

The alternative to non-intrusive ads is not paid subscription.

Most people consider ALL ads to be "intrusive".

I don't consider any ads to be intrusive.

Thirty seconds is NOTHING.

challengerX · September 22, 2015, 03:11:43 PM

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Verbatim · September 22, 2015, 03:13:13 PM

if you use adblock, you're a piece of shit

Thun · September 22, 2015, 03:14:34 PM

Verbatim pls