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This came up with a small argument with another forum member. Here http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/215865-am-i-earning-linus-money/

I hate adblockers because it's genuinely ruining the internet. Without ads, most sites will end up dying off.

 

YOUR OPINIONS. PLEASE KEEP ARGUMENTS TO A MINIMUM OR TO PM'S PLEASE

 

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not afraid to admit it either, as long as i keep linus' sites and channels whitelisted as well as other content creators to whom i think deserve it.

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I use an adblocker and whitelist all sites that I visit regularly. I mainly use it because many websites have really intrusive ads that just annoy you and/or waste your time. If I visit a webiste more than twice I will disable it and see how they do ads. If they're intrusive it stays on, if they're fine then I'll happily keep it disabled.

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This thread is going to go swell.

I sense sarcasm, yes?

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I used to, got rid of it after I started feeling guilty.

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I used to, got rid of it after I started feeling guilty.

That's exactly me. After Linus' rant, I understood why YouTubers are now all sponsored by Audible, to keep their channel ALIVE.

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I used to use it but i have since stopped to help linus finance his Lamborghini

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I am using ad blockers about 3-4 years so when i visit some sites from public pcs i feel like they are something else ! I start it for youtube and some...others ones because most of them where fake and ddistrubing. But i whitelist sites that i know they depend on ads and because i was/am a moderator in a couple of them i know how expensive are the cost for maintenance for the database for the web hosting for back using etx etc. Donations are not the primary funding for most of them because they are not steady and you cannot force or please someone to do it all the time.

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Perceptive aren't we?

Nope :). So you actually were genuine about this thread going well then?

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Somebody's been on http://www.lingscars.com/ a lot....

seriously, if you don't have fast internet, don't even try....

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Nope :). So you actually were genuine about this thread going well then?

Of course, I have complete faith in humanity being kind to each other.

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Of course, I have complete faith in humanity being kind to each other.

Haha, okay, if you say so. :)

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I use it but i whitelist youtube, twich and the fourms so im all g there. But i dont want to go to some site and have my page full of adds and pop ups

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@AlwaysFSX, according to the LTT Forum FAQ, you'll be a "Hero" in another 77 posts. :D

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That's depressing, truth be told.

Yeah, it means that you've wasted a lot of your life on this forum :P. It sucks you in and then you can't leave :o.

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Yeah, it means that you've wasted a lot of your life on this forum :P. It sucks you in and then you can't leave :o.

What you call wasted time, I call time spent attempting to be nice.

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What you call wasted time, I call time spent attempting to be nice.

I's being facetious FYI ;). I'm not saying you're a horrible person. :)

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I's being facetious FYI ;). I'm not saying you're a horrible person. :)

Others do though. :D

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