[antiterra]

> the fact that my brain seamlessly adblocks pages at no cost to myself

I wouldn’t be so sure it’s at no cost, it seems possible that parsing/blocking a lot of that stuff causes some kind of mental/sensory strain or fatigue.

[philistine]

Absolutely for me. I feel a lack of focus when I have to block it on my own.

[chitowneats]

It didn't for me 10 years ago but now it does.

[m463]

I've had my coworkers sharing their screens for a presentation and chrome will pop up ads on their screen in front of 20 people.

(and the fact that I remember it was chrome... ugh)