[mozumder]

Yah your argument against adverting is bullshit.

Even consumers love ads.

Did you know that they even pay money because they want ads? Those 900 pages of Vogue that they buy every September, do you think they're filled with articles? Because they're about 870 pages of fashion ads. People specifically buy them because of the advertising.

And did you know Sunday papers are a thing, filled with coupons, that are basically ads?

Sorry, but advertising serves a purpose that consumers actually pay money for.

[jiggunjer]

I'd categorize: 1) making ads available in a browsable index isn't the same as 2) throwing them into people's consciousness without their explicit consent/interest.

[crummy]

I think people buy Vogue (and all other advertising-sodden media) despite the ads, not because of it.

[Kiro]

You definitely want to see the ads. It's like a catalogue.

[zimpenfish]

It would be an interesting experiment to put out a non-ad-subsidised version of Vogue and see how many people bought it. I would guess at "not that many".

[LeoNatan25]

If it’s “900” pages of pure content, rather than ads, hell, even I’d buy it.

[Kiro]

You're probably in minority though. It's like a catalogue. The "pure content" is just fluff.

[utexaspunk]

Even if that "content" is boilerplate drivel like "25 Ways to Drive Him Wild in Bed!"?

[MrMid]

Wouldn't that be called a "book"?

[zimpenfish]

It's 900 pages of pure content ... but costs $95.

[elkos]

It is my understanding that a similar publication nowadays, Cosmopolitan, used to be mostly a literary publication in it's early days. I wonder how the contents vs advertising ratio was balanced at the time.

[belorn]

Most things are completely different if they are voluntarily or involuntarily. Trend magazines, price comparison sites, and coupons are all examples which people want to be exposed to advertise-like content.

Scam-like advertisement that use browser exploits to track you is not one of them. None would pay for that service, which is a good indication about which from of advertisement is wanted and which isn't.

[hsod]

This whole subthread started with the claim "the only good ad is a dead ad"