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I literally haven't seen anyone even mention it anywhere on the internet as if it never existed, when it comes to Ad blockers I always see uBO recommended with absolutely no mention whatsoever of ABP why? What makes it better than ABP? What happened to it? or maybe I'm wrong and ABP is not as well known as I think it is.

I have been using ABP for many years until someday don't remember when I switched to uBO because I read that it is "the best ad blocker".

I maybe need a history lesson as everything on the matter seems so vague to me and the whole situation is super weird

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (5 children)

@Doug @LinkOpensChest_wav I used to think this way but so much advertising today is malware. I'm happy for sites to write simple text or image ads that won't even be detected by adblockers, much less actually blocked. It's the pile of JavaScript that's the problem, and it's the pile of JavaScript that adblockers block.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I'm totally with you there. JavaScript ads are not ok. But that's not what the quoted statement said. It said "all ads".

I see this a lot with the ad blocking crowd. Especially the ones that will run over to tell you how you're doing things wrong if you're not using their preferred method (usually ubo). It's not enough to block problematic ads because all ads, simply be existing, are problematic.

But then they won't offer anything else either. They want all the content of the internet served up to them for free.

I'd love to live in a utopia where we can all freely share everything. Until that happens I've got a family to feed and bills to pay. So does everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@Doug another perspective is that there's nothing wrong with wanting everything for free.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

There's absolutely something wrong with taking steps to get everything for free as it's going to come at the expense of someone. Companies and the rich are unwilling to absorb any costs when they can get away without, and they usually can.

Who are you willing to pass the cost of your consumption on to?

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