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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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We can't even pump fuel anymore without holding a digital billboard (Netherlands) (infosec.pub)
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[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

99% of advertisements serve zero public benefit. Its in society's best interest to actively hinder them whenever possible IMO.

[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Advertisement is the ruling classes' graffiti. Obliterating it is a public service.

[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

I like this take

[–] hector@lemmy.today -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All right well I hate to disagree but advertisements do support a lot of websites and news organizations, or at least they used to before the tech Giants took most of the advertising money.

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, whose infrastructure are these gas pump advertisements propping up? Pretty sure this is just going towards lining someone's pockets.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was just responding to 99% of advertisement being whatever. Obviously this one is bullshit, a lot of it's bullshit. Maybe most.