Over the past couple of months, the practice of ad blocking has received heightened ethical scrutiny. (1,2,3,4) If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “ad blocking” refers to software—usually web browser plug-ins, but increasingly mobile apps—that stop most ads from appearing when you use websites or apps that would otherwise show them. Arguments against ad blocking
I can’t believe people actually pay for branded clothing. I avoid branded clothing like the plague. If companies actually want someone to walk around plastered with their brand on them they should be paying them.
But companies have convinced people to pay enormous amounts of money to wear their brand as a “style” or as “self-expression”. Just wow.
I have a personal rule to never buy from brands that harass me by spamming annoying ads left and right.
I can’t believe people actually pay for branded clothing. I avoid branded clothing like the plague. If companies actually want someone to walk around plastered with their brand on them they should be paying them.
But companies have convinced people to pay enormous amounts of money to wear their brand as a “style” or as “self-expression”. Just wow.
Leave my star trek branded clothing alone, I want a better future!