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Anon uses the internet like a normie (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Hardly use my phone for internet, but when I'm away from my PiHole, "WTF is this bullshit?!"

No one talks about it, but internet advertising is a bubble ready to pop. How is a consumer to chose your product, or even begin looking into it, when the they're overwhelmed by an avalanche of ads? The numbers are in and 73% of ad views are fucking bots.

Don't know the available alternatives, but soon companies are going to figure their online marketing budget is a total waste.

Reminds me of pinning my buddy down, "How much money is this satellite install business actually making after costs?"

"Fuck this shit. Let's move to Florida."

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

The advertising industry as a whole is the biggest scam ever created

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I used to have my own dns server running at home so I could direct all my mobile and laptop dns requests though it, from anywhere over vpn. It meant I got dns level ad blocking anywhere.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ex-wife: "Why can't I get to these FaceBook links?"

"Show me and I'll add them to the whitelist."

"Would you just turn the blueberry pie or whatever off."

"OK. Done."

<15 minutes later>

"Why is the internet so slow."

Looked over her shoulder, pointed at the loading bits, "Ad, ad, ad, ad, ad, ad..."

"FINE! Turn it back on!"

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Is that why she’s the ex wife? /s

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn’t matter, line must go up 📈

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

That was rather my point. Soon enough they'll realize their online marketing budget isn't even paying for itself. Line go down.

[–] CommissarKrieg@leminal.space 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Web3 is just a dross. Shitewhole

Edit: i meant 2 but the point against cellphone internet usage can be aggravated by THIS pathetic excuse for keyboard

[–] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

Fediverse should've been what got called "Web 3.0." It seeks to correct problems with Web 2.0 (many of the same ones that the blockchain Web3 purpoted to solve even) through new technology. Just as Web 2.0 tried to democratize the internet by emphasizing user generated content, Fediverse seeks to democratize the internet by distributing ownership of the servers.

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[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago

Dude, that pic related tho

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 1 week ago

I agree with Anon.....using a computer with no blockers etc....it is just shit.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know this isn't someone asking for a solution, and maybe you don't have rights on the computer to do so, but opening a command prompt and typing in winget install Brave.Brave (or winget install --id=Brave.Brave -e) gets you a browser with builtin adblocker real quick.

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

LibreWolf is the not-transphobic alternative to Brave winget install LibreWolf.LibreWolf

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Winget was literally stolen from appget.

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

i dont use windows so 🤷‍♂️

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