[icebraining]

Why would anyone set more than the minimum?

[perl4ever]

In order to maintain access to (currently) free services without making one's computer unusable.

The problem I see is that the processing and bandwidth used by advertising are currently "as much as advertisers can get away with" and I think it's leading to a tragedy of the commons.

But I see no need to eliminate ads and free services either. There just needs to be a cap enforced on the resources used.

[lostlogin]

One day you’ll have the misfortune of seeing someones email inbox or browser set up (more toolbars? Yes please!) and the pain is going to be real.

[icebraining]

I've seen plenty of computers with a bunch of toolbars as I helped clean them up for friends and family, but they were never purposefully installed.

[lostlogin]

Less easy to explain are the countless advertising emails.