| I realize it's only one of your points, and not intending on cherry-picking. > produces a podcast that profits from ad sales There are different forms of ads. He's not saying that ads suck, and it wouldn't be a conflict of interest for him to do ad-reads on ATP while making an iOS content blocker. Overcast also has a skip-fwd button that you can configure in sensible increments. I know I use it maybe 2-3 times per podcast episode. Podcast ad-reads are incredibly effective, and I haven't heard one person complain about them. There are good/better/best forms of advertising, none of which are punch the monkey, malvertising, and those that CPU hog, use your cell data, and drain your battery. For me, I'll keep blocking on the web, going pee during a TV commerical, DVR skipping, podcast forwarding, etc. |