I assume most normies use Instagram, Tiktok etc. as apps nowadays. Which are also chock full of advertising/sponsored content, but in a somewhat less aggravating way. I assume that's also part of why LLMs are so popular - web without adblockers is complete shit and search results are seriously deteriorating, so instead they turn to a more concise version of algorithmic slop.

I wonder where people will go when LLMs services aren't free anymore (that shit is seriously expensive to run) and the regular internet is filled to the brim with ads and AI slop. Are they just going to pay up for an LLM subscriptions?

Hardly use my phone for internet, but when I'm away from my PiHole, "WTF is this bullshit?!"

No one talks about it, but internet advertising is a bubble ready to pop. How is a consumer to chose your product, or even begin looking into it, when the they're overwhelmed by an avalanche of ads? The numbers are in and 73% of ad views are fucking bots.

Don't know the available alternatives, but soon companies are going to figure their online marketing budget is a total waste.

Reminds me of pinning my buddy down, "How much money is this satellite install business actually making after costs?"

<after some back of the napkin math>

"Fuck this shit. Let's move to Florida."

Raw doggin the net

Well, they don't much any more. The normies moved to apps.

People use chrome?

If you don't support ad blockers, you're an asshole..

It's my computer, I'll run whatever software I want on it. Your server costs aren't my responsibility.

I agree with Anon.....using a computer with no blockers etc....it is just shit.

I've had that a few times on family and gf's computers. It was worse than my pirate shenanigans before adblocks were a thing - you know, dealing with sites that had 3 redirects with a dozen DOWNLOAD buttons that were all ads before getting to the real link.

Probably a reason why people brains have turned to mush. We're in ad tech hell.

I'm still in awe at how much of this bs I managed to tolerate since I installed U-block over a year ago.

Pretty sure it's part of why "normies" don't use computers and the web as much. If that is their only experience it just makes them use it only when absolutely needed.

Is there a reader viewer button on Chrome? I don't remember. This feature is vastly ignored, but it's simply the perfect way to read content. No consent pop-up, no design, no ad, just a beautiful simple page with text and images.

My god, the rare moments when 4Chan is relatable. 💀💀💀 People wonder why I'm so meticulous about my blockers and my VPN. And then I show them something on my computer, just casually, and they do a double take when they notice just how CLEAN my space is.

All the PCs at my school have Firefox installed and I'm so grateful. I've got my ublock, decentraleyes, all the good stuff. Its quite nice.

I think pretty much people just stay within their social media apps and just don’t bother to browse the web anymore. Also why people ask LLMs even though they know it’ll just make stuff up.

Huh. Strange how I can now date memes to pre and post ai mass market adoption

Wait nevermind saw the date lol

were just back to the quality of black and white ad space internet service dial up.

slower than molasses

Bit of an obscure reference, but for those who do not know, mole's have notorious indigestion problems meaning they're shy poopers, and hence giving them the nickname "slow asses"

Reminds me of a black mirror episode.

I tried watching some YouTube video on a discord embed today. It served me 8 short ads in 4 blocks for a sub-10 min video