emsenn of Teraum
I think this might be more important than any other point in the thread the more I think on it - more important than complicity in advertising, or in wasting energy, is that blocking ads removes a piece's context which limits how you can interpret the piece.
I think the compromise is still the same: adblockers that replace the ads with obtrusive but non-marketing visual noise, so readers cannot ignore that advertising is a factor, though what ads are obfuscated.
Alex
@emsenn I like the idea of obtrusive nonsensical ads with a positive twist.
Banners with content like:
- Take a break (with bonus points of ad tracking the person, adding 'you've been starring at the screen for X hours).
- HYDRATE!!!!
- Go out exercise.
- What are you cooking for lunch?
- You spent X hours on facebook today
Etc. Sort of Ad-naseum targeting users instead of advertisers -- https://adnauseam.io/
It seems there's at least one interesting art project in there somewhere.
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