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1. Camel (camel@lor.sh)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:26 UTC Camel

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   @schratze
   You're stealing your attention that you must pay to an advertising. Advertising is a way of converting attention into money.

   • T045T (t045t@scl.zmb.cm)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:24 UTC T045T

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     @Camel @schratze I get where you're coming from, in a way. If I'm not watching an ad, and a creator is paid by number of ad views, that's directly hurting them, I guess.

     But consider: Without an ad blocker, the TV I've already paid $800 for would show me ads every chance it gets (like, the "Smart TV" OS itself, before I even select an HDMI input or app). This was added via a firmware update after I bought it, without asking consent. Is the adblocker immoral in that situation?

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   • Schratze (schratze@todon.nl)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:25 UTC Schratze

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     @Camel simply not giving a thing is not stealing it.
     There are only very few services where you're forced to watch an ad before accessing the service/content. Mostly it's just interspersed with ad breaks here and there.
     And there is no proof that advertising actualy works. At best, it's a very indirect and unreliable way of turning attention into money.

   • Camel (camel@lor.sh)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:25 UTC Camel

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     'Simply not giving $ is not stealing' — shoplifters slogan.
     If public offer is 'content in exchange of advertising' then not watching advertising is stealing, because you break your part of the contract.

   • 🎼Sternpunkverschiebung (anthra@todon.nl)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:31 UTC 🎼Sternpunkverschiebung

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     @Camel @schratze i don't have any money anyway, so i don't have to watch any commercials.

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   • Dam (damko@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jan-2022 18:57:37 UTC Dam

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     @Camel @schratze you forget that ads are also a vehicle for gathering information about the user.

     Beside the obvious privacy issue, that information is sold and there is a huge market around it but the user (almost) never gets a share of it.

     So, again ignoring the privacy concern, your best scenario is a petty thief stealing from a thief (or criminal organization).

     How do you see it?

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