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Some people browse mainly from phone, ad blocking is harder since the API shit went down and most 3rd party apps folded or went to subscription.
Phone user here, can confirm. Wouldn't get anything done if I had lemmy or reddit open on my pc.
Exactly! Add the alchohol and drugs and there's no self-control left! Glad I'm not the only one, judging by the username.
... And use what app to browse it on my phone? I'm not using their trash official app and I'm not using a phone web browser.
Amazing specificity. It's almost like you won't give specifics because you don't know.
Yep, that's what I said. Not a specific app. So you don't actually have an app in mind do you? I'm not reading a bunch of reddit threads to back your claim for you. You are simply wrong until you back your claim. I mean you can simply tell me what app you use right? The app that's free and ad free when using your suggested VPN?
And my claim is that many mobile phone users who used 3rd party apps did not even need a separate ad blocking solution, the apps already blocked them. Thus your claim that "ad blocking has not changed" is wrong.
The ads were blocked from me before, and the app I used is no longer available. That is the definition of changed for my use case. Maybe understand that not everyone uses things the way you use things, you condescending windbag.
It is not completely irrelevant. It is simply indirectly relevant. The reason people are keen to deny Reddit ad revenue is because the API issue pissed a lot of people off.
Ad blocking alone wouldn't prevent sponsored posts from showing up, and sponsored posts are also ads.
Stop insulting people before you understand things completely. If you cannot understand other people and just think everyone is an idiot, you might want to get yourself screened for autism. And that's not an insult, it's a suggestion.
Ah yes, keep insulting me. That truly shows you know what you're talking about. Yep you've convinced me. Good luck with your future interactions with the rest of society. I'm fairly certain that more people think poorly of you than think highly of you.
I'm glad you glossed over sponsored posts and ignored the fine details of my argument, but that's about what I'd expect from someone with your irrational combative nature. It's a pity. You could be so much more than that. Best of luck to you, sincerely. I'll hope reason can dispel this anger in you some day. I clearly don't know the words at present to allow you to understand my perspective, and I apologize for that deficiency.
We all are. Or do you consider yourself a paragon of humanity despite not knowing the definitions of words? Still no comment on sponsored posts with regards to advertisements. And for what it's worth, I do use an ad blocker, but all ad blockers don't function the same way, which is another subtle detail I am unsure you are capable of grasping. But that's ok, it's not inherently bad that you are ignorant, it's simply a state of reality. Your irrationality doesn't negatively impact my life in any meaningful way.
The important thing is that you are happy.
Also, just so I am completely transparent, the reason I have discussed things with you thus far was not for your benefit. I am using you to demonstrate something to others. So thank you for participating in my publicly viewable experiment. It's been preserved, even if you delete your comments at this point. Have a nice day!
Thank you for proving my point. Your contributions to science will not be forgotten.
I have follow-up questions. How many people were you successful at convincing of something while calling them names?
I already see that you are an embellishing liar, because you said only I am an idiot, but your post history shows otherwise.
Do you find your conversation skills particularly effective? Do you think there's anything you can do to improve them?
I already use one... Oh, do you not speak English? Or have some condition that affects reading comprehension? You might need to reread this entire thread more carefully. You haven't answered a single question that I asked. Are you being intentionally obtuse? Aren't you the one who accused me of "red-herring" and other nonsense?