@chaosprime @wirehead2501 X views * $y ad revenue, where X is “actual views minus ad blocked views”. That revenue pays writers & staff.
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Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 Yeah, that's not a responsive answer. They don't get the ad revenue when I don't visit the site, either.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 and you don’t exploit their labor that way, either. Your actions are harmful and your reasons don’t matter.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 I'd also like to know why the harm to users -- crashed browsers, malware infestations, hostile UX -- doesn't signify.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 but saying “I will exploit your labor but actively take steps to make sure you’re not paid” is not the high ground2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 The labor product was made freely available. If payment were a condition of use, there would be a paywall.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 There's a social contract arrogated here about how "everyone knows" things work that I, for one, haven't consented to.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 this is the crux. You feel entitled to their labor as your birthright, why? Why do you HAVE TO GO?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@chaosprime --hey, i really love your work and it means a lot to me, would you rather i continued to enjoy it and gave you nothing--1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wirehead2501
@wirehead2501@chaosprime that’s not your choice to make2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@XaiaX @wirehead2501 Once it's just sitting there where it can be publicly viewed, yeah, it kinda is.
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