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    2 months ago

    They say: “Disable adblocking to visit our site”

    I hear: “DO NO visit our site”

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    2 months ago

    I’d rather have the internet die than to watch ads. I don’t want to see it burn, but I am prepared to pay that price.

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    2 months ago

    And then there are “disable ad-blockers” + “Ad-free subscription” sites

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    2 months ago

    If you’ve allowed enough trash from a website to run on your browser that they are then able to run checks to determine whether you are blocking ads, then you have been far too lenient with your blocker settings.

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    2 months ago

    Well this led me down a rabbit-hole. I thought the character looked familiar, which led me to their origin from an older comic by a different creator. And the discovery that the original creator is anti-trans, yuck.

    Glad to see Mimi and Eunice in better company these days. Thanks for posting this comic!

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    2 months ago

    It’s usually other companies wanting you to buy their shit, not the site that the ads are shown on. That site “makes its living” by selling ad-space to these other companies.

    I dislike ads just as much as the next person but I feel like this representation is disingenuine.

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      2 months ago

      This is fair

      However, it’s up to the site how they choose to display ads, and UI/UX. If the content pane is like 1/4 the size of my screen, we’re gonna have problems

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      If the screen had shouted “Buy this shit!” Would it have hit different? I had the same thought. I’ve seen a few sites that advertise their own wares and they are sketchy. I think the issue is that the site is still in charge of how much advertising they show. Usually, they’re showing unrelated ads, but they’re showing a lot of them.

      I dislike ads just as much as the next person, and I’m just curious if I understand you properly.