I'd argue that it's selfish to applaud a move I consider anti-consumer.
"Boycotting" only works if the boycotters actually contribute to the costs lol. SMH.
I am aware that advertising keeps the internet ticking. I'm saying it's bad for the consumer to try and block their choice of whether to view advertising or not.How do you think Yahoo pays for their servers and bandwidth?
You seem to be making assumptions about what adblock users think and why they block ads.lol are you trolling? The only people being "selfish" and naive are the users who think that Yahoo and Google are charities and that they expect to get a free service without any ad
I'm not disputing that, or saying that they are not within their rights to detect and block adblock users if they wish.Websites cost money. They need to be financed either though ads or through paid subscriptions. Currently the service is free with ads so if people block ads, then Yahoo loses money and will stop providing the service. This is basic economics.
I'm not against adverts, I'm against anything that goes against the interests of the user. Advertising is not against the interests of the consumer, trying to stop those that do not wish to view advertising is. I thought carefully about enabling adverts on my videos; I came to the conclusion that if someone was really bothered by them they could block or ignore them.I'm very confused by your post. your position is clearly someone who is against ads. That is your perogative of course. But if you are so against ads, why are there ads on your videos? That seems very hypocritical and "selfish" don't you think?
I'm saying it's bad for the consumer to try and block their choice of whether to view advertising or not.
I'm not against adverts, I'm against anything that goes against the interests of the user. Advertising is not against the interests of the consumer, trying to stop those that do not wish to view advertising is. I thought carefully about enabling adverts on my videos; I came to the conclusion that if someone was really bothered by them they could block or ignore them.
I did not say that at all. You are misinterpreting what I'm writing, hopefully not on purpose. Reread what I wrote.lol, did you really type that out? You want ads on your content, but not anywhere else. Awesome.
Your opinion kind of loses any remaining credibility with that last paragraph lol wow....SMH
I did not say that at all. You are misinterpreting what I'm writing, hopefully not on purpose. Reread what I wrote.