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>This article is really attacking a straw man.

I wish that was the case, but it is not.

>And every HN thread about advertising also has a variation of that sentiment.

And it is not just on HN, but across the Internet. Reddit, Forum, Twitter.

Their voice are crystal clear, All ads are bad. And any objection will.... well you know the internet.

It is the same with tracking. Somehow all tracking are bad on the internet.

Another recent example on the Internet. All VCs are bad. ( Although that didn't gain much traction )

Edit: See, Instant downvoting. And if you disagree, go on to read all the comments on HN on the subject and count for yourself how many comments were there to support resonable "ads", and how many were flat out dismissal.




You're dismissing the reasoned arguments against the fundamental value proposition of advertisements without argument against the reasons themselves, which is essentially flamebait.




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