SCN: hmmm

[Doug Schuler]

I wanted to add my two cents.

We see far too many ads already and, in my opinion, it's the
ads and the commercialization that are killing / will kill the
Internet.  If ads are the answer then what the heck is the question!

-- Doug

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On Fri, 18 May 2001, Brian High wrote:

> Before businesses were on the internet trying to
> get rich, I did not see there ads, either.  So
> was I hurting the 'free content' then?  I am trying
> to remember when I promised to support businesses
> on the internet by looking at their ads.  I
> made no such promise.  If someone wants my money
> or my personal information or for me to look
> at some ad, then they have to provide me with
> something sufficiently motivating.  I do not
> watch commerial television.  I do not see ads
> on commercial television.  I am hurting television?
> I am not watching their ads because their programming
> does not motivate me to keep the TV on their channel
> as they show ads.  Web sites with ads have not provided
> sufficient motivation to induce me to turn off ad blocking.
> 
> On the other hand, there are plenty that businesses have
> done that I feel hurts the internet.  There are violations
> of privacy, misinformation, spyware, web bugs, SPAM,
> browser tricks, and on and on.
> 
> Until I see proof that those tricks will never again
> be used against me, perhaps I might consider looking
> at one of their ads.  Meanwhile, I won't feel
> guilty about blocking ads.  If they want to charge
> for their content, fine.  Go ahead.
> 
> --Brian
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> On 5/17/01, 6:54:20 AM, "Steve" <steve at advocate.net> wrote regarding 
> SCN: hmmm:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I think it is even simpler: Blocking ads kills free Internet content. 
> 
> 
> 
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