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by hkai 2580 days ago
Removing a fuel tank from a plane would be an efficient way to save fuel.
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Wouldn't this metaphor be more like "removing paying passengers"?
Removing ads is more like removing the power-hungry android tablets and wifi systems from the plane.
Tablets and wifi systems don't pay for the plane's flight, so that analogy doesn't hold.