Wondering how much of the Lemmy user base wouldn’t use an adblocker. If you do use one what other blocking do you use to circumvent data collection, YouTube and reddit front ends and things alike?
well I remember in the late 1970s when cable TV became a thing, the concept was you pay for it so there are no ads.
Then guess what happened?
few years later we were still paying for cable TV and then they started including ads. We were outraged at first but then it became normal and we got used to it.
Now YouTube is doing it, including ads even though we’re paying for it
Amazon prime is doing it, including ads even though we’re paying for it
and other streaming services, I can’t name everything but pretty much every company is doing it. Even though people are paying for the service, there are still ads.
reminds me of one of my coworkers years ago, we all had cubicle desk computer jobs but oh Lord she had so many scribbled on post-it notes stuck all over her cubicle and all over the edge of her computer screen 🤦♀️ She was an older lady close to retirement age.
The more intrusive and annoying the ads become, the more people will retaliate. This is war. eventually we will smash out those annoying ads. somehow. There must be some other more civilized pleasant method for companies to make profit. This is getting out of hand.
I’m using Jerboa and I sometimes see symbols next to peoples’ username. One looks like a “no message” symbol, and the other looks like a “no person” symbol in red. What do they mean? Are there more symbols?...
Our rich spoiled cousin had one. We only had fun toys to play with when we visited his house. Then when he turned 16 his dad bought him a new big red truck. I’m a girl and had to join the Army and bought my first car with my own hard-earned money when I was 24 years old. /tangent /memories /venting
True but I mean that’s what things like autoimmune diseases are all about. They’re one of nature’s methods to fuck up people’s lives and the sooner they will die.
Who doesn't use an adblocker and why?
Wondering how much of the Lemmy user base wouldn’t use an adblocker. If you do use one what other blocking do you use to circumvent data collection, YouTube and reddit front ends and things alike?
How to keep a man (lemmy.world)
Northern star gang (sh.itjust.works)
How would you feel/react if your home address was announced & published very publicly the same way celebrities experience?
I feel second-hand fear & paranoia on behalf of celebs whose home addresses are public worldwide knowledge....
W.... Will they stream it? (lemmy.world)
Spare a dollar? (sh.itjust.works)
Especially with a real one! (lemmy.ca)
What do the symbols next to usernames mean on Lemmy?
I’m using Jerboa and I sometimes see symbols next to peoples’ username. One looks like a “no message” symbol, and the other looks like a “no person” symbol in red. What do they mean? Are there more symbols?...
Those bastards at Fisher-Price knew exactly what they were doing. (global.discourse-cdn.com)
doing his own research (slrpnk.net)
Love is a 5 letter word (lemmy.world)
Via Chris Hallbeck
750 m below ground in the Bavarian Alps... (slrpnk.net)
So that's who started this... (lemmy.world)
Listen (lemmy.ml)
18+ They were too cramped (i.imgflip.com)
your body sucks (lemmy.world)
Helping with the cleaning (s13.gifyu.com)