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Linus called adblock users scummy

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I don't mind him using the term. But he knows most of his audience uses it. I'm sure he didn't really mean it super seriously. I also don't mind the integrated ads he does in the videos (though the ones in the wan  show are sometimes obnoxious). I don't like the use of google ads because a lot of the time they are not relevant. Nothing gets worse than Hulu ads though. They are never relevant and pressing the "this ad isn't relevant to me" button never helps. At the very least the integrated ads are funny.

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Link to said video of Linus??

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So, what. He's got every right to be mad, it's basically taking away some of his income from YouTube. I use AdBlock, but I disable it for Linus' videos and the forum.

 

It isn't taking away his income at all. His bank balance doesn't go down when people block ads. He never had the money to begin with.

 

He also has zero right to be mad. He isn't entitled to people viewing his ads, or ad companies giving him money. But guess what, I have every right to not be subject to forced, unethical advertisement.

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It isn't taking away his income at all. His bank balance doesn't go down when people block ads. He never had the money to begin with.

 

He also has zero right to be mad. He isn't entitled to people viewing his ads, or ad companies giving him money. But guess what, I have every right to not be subject to forced, unethical advertisement.

Sure, you do have the right to block said ads. However when you do block an ad he doesn't get the income that he needs.

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hard to reach back a year to revive this one, eh?

 

 

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