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by endisneigh 1074 days ago
> A good analogy of this may be browsing the web with ad blockers--pages with ads are busier, noisier, and load more slowly; yes, if the page content is bland, removing the ads will make it blander.

A great example. If there were no ads, the web, and this site, wouldn't exist. Moderation in general is key. This site for example has a single advert which is the top banner, as well as job postings. Subtle and allows the site to fulfill its purpose commercially and create a venue for discussion.

Banning this site (which is really an ad, by the way) would benefit no one.
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kibwen 1074 days ago
> If there were no ads, the web, and this site, wouldn't exist.

This is quite untrue. There was a useful web long before advertisers got their grubby hooks in it.

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rbanffy 1073 days ago
It'd be smaller, more focused, and far less profitable.

I'd say it'd be a huge plus in terms of real utility.

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