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by ornornor 2284 days ago
We should. Ads are an invasion of privacy, a security risk, and an attempt at manipulating you. The very purpose of ads is to convince you to do something you wouldn’t do on your own. I don’t need ads to badger me into thinking my life sucks and I’m a loser and the inky way to fix this is to buy whatever the ad is selling. This is the fundamental purpose of an ad. I reject this and I’ll keep blocking ads, thank you.
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I don't know about where you are, but here in Canadastan we get loads of PSAs besides the ads. I like PSAs, they're pro-social. Ads can all die. Except for the brilliant ones like that 8 minute Prada ad from Wes Anderson.