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[-] HeavyDogFeet@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I donate to a bunch of projects and pay for ad-free services too, but that doesn’t mean that all ad-funded things are bad or that all advertising is evil.

Monetisation in general has ruined the internet in many ways, but that extends beyond just ad-based monetisation. Subscriptions, excessive upgrade pricing, in app purchases and dlcs, etc. it all plays a part in the problem, but people like to blame it all on advertising for some because (at least from what I’ve seen) they largely don’t really understand the thing they’re talking about.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Erm.. I didn't see where anyone blamed it all on ads alone. Haven't seen anyone else proselytizing their usage either.

But that'd almost seem like a mischaracterization eh? We're on the same page, trying to 'win' an argument nobody's having makes one of us look a bit goofy.

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