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What’s your golden rule for the internet? (lemmy.today)

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I don’t argue or “debate” online. Most online back-and-forth feels pointless and often intentionally inflammatory or in bad faith. I read all the replies I receive, but I rarely respond.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 115 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Block any and all advertising at all times.

Never take off your pirate hat because you never know when you'll need it again.

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

I genuinely can't figure out why there are so many people who are happy to let adverts fill their day. Or at the very least, don't really notice it.

I had a shit fit today because I worked out that the Lidl app won't let me use its payment system if I turn off notifications, which I did because Herr Lidl dared to send me an advert for whatever shit he's selling this week - as a fucking notification! That's one advert. I got the hump over one advert.

But there are vast swathes of people who just don't seem to care how clogged their browsing experience is.

[-] theherk@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Goddamned right. There were several years when I’d let it go, because Netflix and the like were providing a good, fairly priced service. When they finally gave me the fuck you, I cancelled it on my 10th anniversary as a customer, along with every other streaming service. Took me a minute to get back in the swing, but the salty sea air is so nice again.

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