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> And most people are happier with iOS.

Source?

> And use Macs over Linux, FWIW.

This could be explained by marketing.

> I personally think adblockers are unethical

Do you think ads are ethical? For a relevant example, how about an Apple ad that successfully uses emotion to convince you to buy a Mac instead of a Linux computer that would better suit your needs at a better price hypothetically?

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timmg1y ago

> Do you think ads are ethical?

Generally, yes. Ads are an important function of commerce, tbh.

False ads, of course, are not ethical. But we do have laws in that area (not that people don't break them.)

sotixOP1y ago

Fair enough! I stand on the side that the current ad landscape in the US gravitates towards convincing us to buy things we don’t need and consume more. And normally using manipulative tactics. For example, ads in the car industry that sell a lifestyle that convinces people to buy large pick up trucks they don’t need at costs they can’t actually afford.

timmg1y ago

But do you object to ads in general?

If so: how do you think people will find out about new things? Even, like, a new movie or productivity product?

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timmg1y ago

> Do you think ads are ethical?

Generally, yes. Ads are an important function of commerce, tbh.

False ads, of course, are not ethical. But we do have laws in that area (not that people don't break them.)

sotixOP1y ago

timmg1y ago

But do you object to ads in general?

If so: how do you think people will find out about new things? Even, like, a new movie or productivity product?

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