I wouldn't use a device like this for a lot of reasons, but the fact that what they are doing might be taking advantage of the incredibly predatory digital advertising system is neutral to positive for me, if I'm being fully honest.
replyIf they were using the system to rip off random people, I'd be 100% against it, if they are fucking Google and the giant corps that advertise with them, ehh.. not my problem and can't be assed to care. Google is not a positive force in the world. Hasn't been for many years.
Wouldn't this ultimately make money FOR Google and only cost money to the company that placed the ad?
replySure, Google's paying but they get their money regardless.
It might damage Google's reputation with advertisers in the long term. I'm not convinced Google would even care about it, given their other behavior.
replyThey're just meeting the standards American society has set.
replyAh yes there was no rampant piracy in eastern europe during/after Soviet lmao
replyTankies like this make me laugh
Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait, and also please stop using HN primarily for political/ideological battle?
replyThese things are not what HN is for, and destroy what it is for, so we ban accounts that do them repeatedly.
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