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TopicI don't think advertisements before videos should count toward data usage.
OreonX1
06/18/17 5:26:37 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Zeus posted...
And it's not your provider's fault that you chose to watch videos with ads. More importantly, I'm pretty sure there are ad-blockers for mobile so just use that.

The problem there is that, when you use ad-blockers, you're shifting the cost to the video hosting site, which in turn dramatically increases the odds that it will eventually devise ads that bypass blocking software, or will become a "pay-per-view" or "pay-to-view" site anyway.

The operating cost ALWAYS gets passed on to the user one way or another. That's just how the world works. At best, you can exploit loopholes in the system, but since the mere act of exploiting them is usually enough to eventually get them closed, it's not really a long-term solution.

People have been saying this for years, but the "Wild West" mentality of the Internet was never going to be a permanent thing. It was just the period of chaos before everyone figured out just how this thing works and how to profit from it. Now we're all just the outlaws mourning the loss of the West we knew as Civilization rolls in and sterilizes everything (see also Shane, Red Dead Redemption, etc.). The idea that everything should be free online is kind of childishly naive, and eventually, the bill is going to come due.

The main reason why some of that cost is getting hidden in various ways is because so many people react so poorly to being told they have to pay. Though it does seem like things like Patreon or Kickstarter are changing that perception a bit.



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