I use an add blocker to such an extent im horrified every time I'm on an unfamiliar device and have to deal with copious adds.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2024
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I can't even imagine raw-dogging the internet like that...
I’m to the point that if whatever I’m watching/doing pops an ad at me, I reflexively make a snap judgement on whether I want to continue watching/doing whatever it is. Often the answer is ‘no’ and I’ll just bail entirely.
Basically me every time I open a website on my work laptop, where I cannot add browser extensions because of IT policies.
I honestly cannot fathom why large companies don't include at least simple adblockers in their browser configurations. I don't even need to block youtube ads, the banners on stackoverflow are bass enough). Would probably save fairly significant amounts of bandwidth, too.
because then things would just shut down... The poor suckers that don't use adblockers are what pay the bandwidth and hosting costs for those of us that do. If it becomes the default, things would either shutdown or go paywall.
On my Roku TV I can't block ads, when they play I mute the TV and look away. I am absolutely the level of autistic that I think I'm "winning" by doing this.
if you mute ads on Spotify they pause the ad.
I'm so glad I'm not alone.
With a pi-hole you can block the adds of all your house. You only need a raspberry pi.
I have a 3b somewhere, how complicated is setting it up? I only have the router/modem from my ISP.
I'ts pretty easy! You can use this guide or any YouTube video really.
That would be a point where I would just never use YouTube again.
I'm doing this now. For Mr/Ms fix it myself, I don't find much elsewhere. I hope that changes.
aint nobody got time for that
Put a pi-hole in my rooter filtering all adds of all webs and apps was the best thing I ever did.
put a pi-hole in my rooter
Giggity What would be the definition if it was in the urban dictionary?
Allot of my phrases tend to be like this without noticing... Its like a power I think
It really is, and I hope you never ever lose that power.
uBlock origin carries my browser ngl
Yes, I someones forget how people live.
Disgusting.
If I'm watching YouTube on my TV, I mute it when anything longer than a 5 second ad comes on. If what I'm watching is less than 10 minutes, I'll just back out and start in again, usually it will come up without the ad, then seek to where I left off. Although oftentimes lately, I'll be watching a 5 minute video, and I'll get 1 minute in and get hit with an unskippable 2 minute ad, I just quit YouTube for the day.
dude use SmartTube on your smart tv https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube
it has adblock + sponsorblock
I think I tried that once & had trouble getting it installed... Don't remember what kind of trouble though, I suppose I should try it again.
The upside to using ad blockers - no ads!
The downside to using ad blockers - not knowing what any of the movies currently in theaters are.
I remembered a scene of a black mirror episode: if the person looked away the ads will stop until the person watch it again and it's unavoidable ... I wonder if this will be a reality one day
Please drink a verification can
If you click the ad does the company have to pay like a fraction of a cent or something for a click through? Like if I always click on the ads can I make them pay for having waisted my time if it’s only a little bit?
That's the idea behind the AdNauseum browser extension. "Click" on every single ad so that the data becomes worthless and the companies that are advertising have a negative return on investment. But it does mean that the ad server company gets more money.
Might be contraproductive if google earns more with longer ads.
Not even kidding, my dad watches YouTube on this smart TV and when an ad pops up he covers his eyes and screams until he finds the mute button. He then keeps covering his eyes until he can fully skip the ads.