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by filleokus 917 days ago
I have never really used an ad blocker for any kind of time. I've tried on multiple occasions but then just range uninstall it whenever some random site breaks because of it and I don't realise it's because of it. Last time it was some online shop...

Regardless of the morality / philosophical questions, the modern web feels to janky and unstable for me to trust the house of cards staying standing if you throw some Adblock in there.

(But maybe I just didn't tweak the blocker enough...)

2 comments

Just wondering what you're using for adblockers?

I find the web far more unstable NOT using a blocker. Far too often the ads themselves break the layout or gobble up as much CPU as possible.

If a site breaks from adblocking it wasn’t worth my time to begin with. If an online shopping site breaks I look at it with a heavy side eye and am thankful I didn’t provide my credit card information to such a poorly engineered and secured service.