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minus-squareBaku@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months 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-squareno banana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoI don’t. I do block adverts when I cannot pay to remove them.
minus-squareLethtor@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months 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-up1arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoYou remind me of the Simpsons episode where Marge was watching ads on Tivo because she felt bad for skipping 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)
I don’t. I do block adverts when I cannot pay to remove them.
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