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0 pointshsod9y ago0 comments

I see your point, but I don't agree with it. I think it leans far too heavily on the specific technical details of the web while remaining blind to the higher level reality of the situation.

Put another way, I don't believe the specifics of the way the web operates serve as a solid foundation for an ethical principle. Far better, I think, to look at the people involved and focus on treating them fairly and honestly, abstracting away the medium of communication as an implementation detail.

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shakna9y ago

Whilst people and businesses matter, if you ignore how they do something entirely, it does become purely ethical.

I use an adblocker only for malware protection, and pay many of the businesses I use online.

But I will always defend someone's right to use the content as they were given it. If you give away data, don't be confused if someone uses it in a different way.

Forbes appears to be finding a happy medium, or on their way. Such as disabling error logging caused by adblocking so that the user can have a decent experience.

Edit: And I must say, despite our differing opinions, this has been an extremely pleasant exchange

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