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by diN0bot 6155 days ago
this is an interesting ethics question.

if you never click on ads, then why not disable them?
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mtoledo 6155 days ago
Because you can't know that you'll never ever click on the ads for sure. The ads change, and people change too.
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yummyfajitas 6154 days ago
Google ads are actually very good. I admit I've clicked on a couple of them:

Want a job programming OCaml?

Faster than FFTW

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lucumo 6155 days ago
Not all ads are paid-per-click, some are paid-per-view. And even for those that are paid-per-click you can often get into better ad programs if you have more ad views.
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