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by sharcerer 2964 days ago
Just some questions. Niw the purpose of all these questions are to get ur viewpoint on certain issues. Thanks. Do u encounter obnoxiousads 100% of the time? I mean Taboola ads sure, bad. Also, if you were running website or were any other content creator making money through ads, thrn would you want 100% of visitors to use adblockers? Also, do u think whole world should block ads, because reality is most people cannot pay for content. I mean how many subscriptions are you gonna buy, so that's why ads became the de facto way for earning revenue. Also, a slightly different question. Not sure how to frame this. The ad revenue has enabled Alphabet to do various stuff like Verily life sciences, project loon, self driving cars. Make products like Google Maps which power transportation and are indispensable ( i know about Openstreetmap). So, is that all justifiable? Also, do you regard Youtube ads as bad also? Also, many people say ads are annoying. Sure, i have also felt that way sometimes. But with Youtube most of the times, i get to know about a new product/movie etc. Personally, as a student I use youtube a lot, can't imagine life without it.