Or who do so little cleaning at home that their appartment becomes almost unusable or outright dangerous to live in
Comment on Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder
Dasnap@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI see people who put zero effort into ad-blocking in a similar light as people who don’t leave shitty partners. At some point they manage to convince themselves that it’s not a problem.
ftbd@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
dukemirage@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Similar light? Go get some fresh air. It’s just a bunch of ads, the worst are avoidable if you don’t visit clickbait sites.
Prox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Found the person who needs to leave their partner.
gilokee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
rekt
ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
All of them are avoidable if you block them.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Mainstream sites have been known to spread malware due to the lack of vetting process they go through.
But really, it’s just an a bit of malware, you slipped and clicked it yourself, your ads didn’t do anything.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Don’t forget that most people don’t know that blocking ads is possible. To most people, their browser is on an appliance, like a washing machine or fridge. They know how to do the basics, but that’s about it.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Some even LIKE the ads.
devfuuu@lemmy.world [bot] 3 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure I’ve clicked im like 3 ads in my life accidentally. But I saw people actively clicking in ads on purpose regularly and that shit shocked me completely. People don’t look at it as malware and phishing links lime I do and think it’s a good thing. Internet was a mistake.
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I’ve heard the phrase “I saw an ad on Instagram for…” way too many fucking times.
kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Hot single mom’s in my area. Well…
gilokee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I used to click on ads when they were hosted by Project Wonderful. :( Shit was amazing. I even hosted some back in the day.
hayvan@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
I use Ad Nausaem (probably butchered the spelling) Firefox plugin on my home PC for that. Instead of blocking ads, it hides them into a sandbox and “clicks” on them in the background. Won’t use it on anything battery-powered though.
MontyGommo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
So I’m not trying to be contrary… but who is using their browser on an appliance?! Certainly not ‘most people’?
I would agree that there is a general ignorance of adblockers but there’s no way most people are using browsers on appliances…
Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I believe he meant “people use their browser like they use an appliance” as in they don’t know any details about it, just open it and use it as is.
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
What? Nobody’s using their browser on an appliance (except for a handful of masochists with Samsung fridges). I said to most people their browser is on an appliance, as in they treat computers, phones, and laptops like appliances, in that they’re mysterious boxes that do a particular job.
Hardly anyone is trying to hack their appliances, and the majority of people just lump their computing devices into the same category - it does what it was designed for and nothing else
MontyGommo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Haha, clearly a misunderstanding then… I think the ‘on an appliance’ part did it! In any case we seem to agree!
Ulrich@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
A computer is an appliance. In the strictest sense of the word.
devfuuu@lemmy.world [bot] 2 weeks ago
Just like I treat my car and for other that’s offensive because a car is a passion project. I can imagine the parallels.