- Aug 30, 2015
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I have had a hard time in the past. I was fairly rude in the past and before we start I'd like to apologize for that. Hopefully, at the end of the day, we can all agree to disagree!
Argument #1 "Ads are annoying" Yes I know even the best of us can get peeved by the same rolling ad on YouTube, Twitch, or other sites. However, nothing is free. A lot of the YouTube channels may do this for money, but yes many pour their heart and soul into making this entertainment for people like you and me. With adblocking, they may even turn into a death spiral. Worse videos ----) More adblocking ----) Cycle continues So if we take their only source of revenue where what will we enjoy? YouTube may eventually charge a fee for the site and I do not wish to pay up.
I recommend looking at Professor Puppet's video on adblocking. (May contains a small bit of adult language.)
Argument #2 Privacy
This one I understand completely. If you want privacy you should have the right to it. However, regardless the way you do it, you will never have full undetectable life on the internet. There are many extensions such as Avaria Safelight, Avast Online Security that can help you with that. Be warned, though I have heard disabling some data collection can cause more harm than good. If you don't mind though on what data is given its even less strain on your browser/computer.
Final Argument Malvertising/Family Protection
This is possibly one of the hardest arguments on the list. I haven't really dealt with Malvertising before. I have suspected once that I was but it may have been a buggy Microsoft Edge. Anyway, this part of adblocking is huge. Adblocking may be good with very young children or very old adults, but there is most likely another way in not getting infected. I for one use an AV. They may not be perfect, (Other products like whitelists or blacklist for sites are good as well.) My AV has been flawlessly protecting me for the past 10 years and I have no regrets. If I were to get attacked this would be the situations. However, before any of this, you should always have a backup of your data. Even if the ads can be bad it would have been the user's fault for not backing up first. These are my situations. A. My AV manages to detect and block the file before activation. B. I get a minor infection and have to clean my computer with some on-demand scanners. C. Get hit by ransomware, I already backed up my data so that is good. If the damage is so bad that I would have to reformat. (Since I had an up to date backup I shouldn't have to worry about that. As well as leaving the computer to do a fresh install isn't that bad.
Hopefully with all this in mind, you can make the decision of dropping your adblocker! If not that is fine too, I don't think less of you, just agree to disagree! Remember let's all try to be respectful with this touchy subject.
Hope you guys loved my +Wave treatment! (Not hating on you )
-JGamez (Attempted typing with Gramarly)
Argument #1 "Ads are annoying" Yes I know even the best of us can get peeved by the same rolling ad on YouTube, Twitch, or other sites. However, nothing is free. A lot of the YouTube channels may do this for money, but yes many pour their heart and soul into making this entertainment for people like you and me. With adblocking, they may even turn into a death spiral. Worse videos ----) More adblocking ----) Cycle continues So if we take their only source of revenue where what will we enjoy? YouTube may eventually charge a fee for the site and I do not wish to pay up.
I recommend looking at Professor Puppet's video on adblocking. (May contains a small bit of adult language.)
Argument #2 Privacy
This one I understand completely. If you want privacy you should have the right to it. However, regardless the way you do it, you will never have full undetectable life on the internet. There are many extensions such as Avaria Safelight, Avast Online Security that can help you with that. Be warned, though I have heard disabling some data collection can cause more harm than good. If you don't mind though on what data is given its even less strain on your browser/computer.
Final Argument Malvertising/Family Protection
This is possibly one of the hardest arguments on the list. I haven't really dealt with Malvertising before. I have suspected once that I was but it may have been a buggy Microsoft Edge. Anyway, this part of adblocking is huge. Adblocking may be good with very young children or very old adults, but there is most likely another way in not getting infected. I for one use an AV. They may not be perfect, (Other products like whitelists or blacklist for sites are good as well.) My AV has been flawlessly protecting me for the past 10 years and I have no regrets. If I were to get attacked this would be the situations. However, before any of this, you should always have a backup of your data. Even if the ads can be bad it would have been the user's fault for not backing up first. These are my situations. A. My AV manages to detect and block the file before activation. B. I get a minor infection and have to clean my computer with some on-demand scanners. C. Get hit by ransomware, I already backed up my data so that is good. If the damage is so bad that I would have to reformat. (Since I had an up to date backup I shouldn't have to worry about that. As well as leaving the computer to do a fresh install isn't that bad.
Hopefully with all this in mind, you can make the decision of dropping your adblocker! If not that is fine too, I don't think less of you, just agree to disagree! Remember let's all try to be respectful with this touchy subject.
Hope you guys loved my +Wave treatment! (Not hating on you )
-JGamez (Attempted typing with Gramarly)