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0 pointsazangru4y ago0 comments

I find this sentiment baffling.

> Now look at the web. It's unusable without an ad blocker.

Don't like ads? Don't visit sites that run ads. For instance, I can't read most of online newspapers because of the ads; so I just don't bother. I visit HN instead.

> The tech mafia keeps tracking people and censoring the web, practicing right-speak and removing critical voices.

I don't know what right-speak is (is it speaking correctly or speaking on right-wing political topics?), but:

- peer-to-peer technologies exist (Odysee, Bitchute, etc.; still relying on the browser to work)

- less censorious networks exist (e.g. locals)

- you can self-host your own platform where you set the rules (phpBB, mattermost, etc.)

- you can run your own blog ang right-speak there to your heart's content; and maybe if this right-speech in interesting, you can attract commenters to exchange ideas (if you find this valuable)

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jfengel4y ago

I think "right-speak" is his neologism for "politically correct". What he wants is to practice "wrong-speak", i.e. speech not approved by whatever shadowy forces are constraining him.

azangruOP4y ago

I believe you are correct; I misread the comment. In any case, practicing wrong-speak on a resource you have control over is just as easy as practicing right-speak :-)

Santosh834y ago

> Don't like ads? Don't visit sites that run ads.

Lots of people, especially in the developing world, don't have that luxury, and they're also incidentally those with underpowered devices and less tech savvy to go get an ad blocker.

azangruOP4y ago

I thought we were talking about our own individual choices. At least we can do something about them.

As the problem is described, I don't see any way how it can be approached.

- Don't want ads and tracking — Well, they exist and aren't going anywhere.

- Don't use sites that show ads — Nah, can't, don't have this luxury.

- Install ad blocker — Nah, don't know how or don't have a powerful enough device.

What else is there to do? Keep seeing ads, I suppose. Learn to endure them somehow.

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0 pointsazangru4y ago0 comments

I find this sentiment baffling.

> Now look at the web. It's unusable without an ad blocker.

Don't like ads? Don't visit sites that run ads. For instance, I can't read most of online newspapers because of the ads; so I just don't bother. I visit HN instead.

> The tech mafia keeps tracking people and censoring the web, practicing right-speak and removing critical voices.

I don't know what right-speak is (is it speaking correctly or speaking on right-wing political topics?), but:

- peer-to-peer technologies exist (Odysee, Bitchute, etc.; still relying on the browser to work)

- less censorious networks exist (e.g. locals)

- you can self-host your own platform where you set the rules (phpBB, mattermost, etc.)

- you can run your own blog ang right-speak there to your heart's content; and maybe if this right-speech in interesting, you can attract commenters to exchange ideas (if you find this valuable)

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jfengel4y ago

I think "right-speak" is his neologism for "politically correct". What he wants is to practice "wrong-speak", i.e. speech not approved by whatever shadowy forces are constraining him.

azangruOP4y ago

I believe you are correct; I misread the comment. In any case, practicing wrong-speak on a resource you have control over is just as easy as practicing right-speak :-)

Santosh834y ago

> Don't like ads? Don't visit sites that run ads.

Lots of people, especially in the developing world, don't have that luxury, and they're also incidentally those with underpowered devices and less tech savvy to go get an ad blocker.

azangruOP4y ago

I thought we were talking about our own individual choices. At least we can do something about them.

As the problem is described, I don't see any way how it can be approached.

- Don't want ads and tracking — Well, they exist and aren't going anywhere.

- Don't use sites that show ads — Nah, can't, don't have this luxury.

- Install ad blocker — Nah, don't know how or don't have a powerful enough device.

What else is there to do? Keep seeing ads, I suppose. Learn to endure them somehow.

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