#ad_blocking #!TO_TAG_bit_more #butthurt #ads #ethics #toread #pub

"As online advertising becomes ever more ubiquitous and unsanctioned, AdNauseam works to complete the cycle by automating Ad clicks universally and blindly on behalf of its users. Built atop uBlock Origin, AdNauseam quietly clicks on every blocked ad, registering a visit on ad networks' databases. As the collected data gathered shows an omnivorous click-stream, user tracking, targeting and surveillance become futile." #ad_blocking #unique_spin #ethics #morals #bullshit #patterns_insufferable_tech_douches* #browser_extensions #i_am_not_spam_i_am_professional_pattern #i_am_benevolent_but_screw_you_youre_a_dick_pattern #pub

How are they naughty. Is the IRS pulling naughty tricks to get people to pay their share of income taxes (which is admittedly more than an implicit social contract #ad_blocking #bad_journalism #bad #pub

Do these people really believe this shit? Or are they bullshitting and they aren't going to pay (most likely) "2) Spotify behavior, IMO, can be described quite "virus-like" as it will update itself no matter what and that's the reason I refuse to pay for it. If the developers make it more user-cutomizable I may reconsider subscribing for a premium plan." #ad_blocking #douche #piracy #examples #pub

"If you can afford a Mac you can afford 10 bucks a month for Spotify" "And if you can afford food and shelter you can afford to pay for most of your software." Lol the response is on point. Yet a rekt response and the first have upvotes but not the latter. My god. #examples #ad_blocking #piracy #douche #entitlement_pattern #delusional #pub

classic hypocrisy. his ads are fine but all the other blocked ads are bad and potentially malware? Either mass ad blocking without care of malware is wrong or it isn’t. #patterns_insufferable_tech_douches* #patterns_my_side_is_so_obviously_right_let_me_use_fallacies_and_insults_too #hypocrisy #ad_blocking #pub