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by kahrkunne 3393 days ago
I would plaster that shit with ads, it's free money.
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Its free money but it makes the world a sader place. Like how enacted liability claims forced lawyers to force organisations to get insurance which forced unprofitable activities that couldn't justify the cost to cease. Like the egg and spoon race in my local town that used to occur for children every year. That ceased around the 2000's.

The late 90's/2000's was when the bad "sue for everything" habit came from over the pond and the thousands of extra lawyers (trained by our desire for more people to go to university) suddenly needed to find work. Also this is when driving insurance premiums skyrocketed because suddenly everyone was claiming for whiplash because it was "free money" that we all have to collectively pay back. Some things that appear free are not really free, I guess that's my point.

Q: Don't you know that you could throw some ads up and make money? A: Yes, I know, thank you. For those who feel they need more advertising in their life, please have a look at our swanky Electronic Frontier Foundation ad below.
I'd probably do it, too.

However check out what the owners say about it:

> Q: Are you interested in monetizing gail.com?

> A: No, but thanks for asking.

> Q: Don't you know that you could throw some ads up and make money?

> A: Yes, I know, thank you. For those who feel they need more advertising in their life, please have a look at our swanky Electronic Frontier Foundation ad below.