• Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I have been on the internet before the world wide web was invented, and I still do not use an ad blocker. Not because I don’t understand why people use them, but because I refuse to subscribe to the world that needs them. Kinda why I am on Lemmy, and why I donate a lot of money to keep it going.

    EDIT for the younguns: Old man yells at sky.

    • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      because I refuse to subscribe to the world that needs them.

      Can’t see that biting you in the ass, down the way.

    • Ace! _SL/S@ani.social
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      5 months ago

      Except that ad blockers also provide protection against malware, phishing and tracking. Having no ad blocker on is like having a one night stand over and over again without ever using a condom. Might work out for years on end, until you finally get infected

    • voracitude@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I dunno man, being born before automobiles wouldn’t exempt you from looking both ways before you cross the street when you live in a world where cars are commonplace 🤷‍♀️