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[–] sxan@midwest.social 15 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

The web, "as intended," worked for several years with utterly no ad content. And when ads did start coming along, they were largely innocuous; little things in side bars, not obnoxious full-page videos that are rarely dismissible.

Anyone who tries to sell you on the idea that the web was designed for commerce or as a way to distribute anything other than information is a lying fucker.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Is your point that technology should never be used for anything other than what it was originally designed for? If that's the case then please stop using TCP/IP for anything other than advancing US military weapons research.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And I hope you never used dial-up internet! That is NOT what phone lines are for.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I did in the past. But now my internet connection involves co-ax cable. So please send all replies in an analog video form, since that's what that cable was designed for.

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