@XaiaX @chaosprime idgi. again: i work on open source software. it DOES all basically work, defying capitalist expectations of disaster.
@XaiaX @wirehead2501 The very first time a Flash page-takeover ad crashed my browser, I incurred more cost than all benefit ads could give.
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@chaosprime@wirehead2501 that’s bad browser design, and a sure sign never to go to that site. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 Or, y'know, a sign that protecting yourself with an ad blocker and whitelisting sites you trust would be smart. -
@chaosprime if that were how people actually used it that would be better. But people are using bandwidth and labor and not paying. -
@XaiaX It's how I use it. No great interest in assuming responsibility for other people's behavior. -
@chaosprime that’s fine, just pretend like that’s the general case anymore than the general case on napster was “discovery”. -
@XaiaX@chaosprime pirating mp3s somehow failed to destroy the music industry. in fact, last numbers i saw were that it HELPED. -
@wirehead2501@chaosprime that’s because it translated to sales. There is nowhere to transfer sales in journalism. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 Not even my Rock Paper Shotgun subscription? - 2 more replies
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