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minus-squareBakulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoDo you think that using adblocker is theft and on the same level as stealing a car? (Just trying to make sure you’re not a linus in disguise)
minus-squareLethtor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoObviously it’s not like stealing a car and I’m pretty sure that’s a straw man, he just said it’s piracy, which I’d argue it is. It’s like taking the train without paying, you aren’t inherently hurting anyone, but if no one pays/watches ads it’s not sustainable.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYou remind me of the Simpsons episode where Marge was watching ads on Tivo because she felt bad for skipping them
minus-squareno banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI don’t. I do block adverts when I cannot pay to remove them.
No.
Do you think that using adblocker is theft and on the same level as stealing a car?
(Just trying to make sure you’re not a linus in disguise)
Obviously it’s not like stealing a car and I’m pretty sure that’s a straw man, he just said it’s piracy, which I’d argue it is.
It’s like taking the train without paying, you aren’t inherently hurting anyone, but if no one pays/watches ads it’s not sustainable.
You remind me of the Simpsons episode where Marge was watching ads on Tivo because she felt bad for skipping them
I don’t. I do block adverts when I cannot pay to remove them.