Even with good bandwidth and unlimited data, it’s still disrespectful.

I wonder how much money is wasted just transmitting ads over the internet. Like I get websites are getting paid for displaying them but imagine how much cheaper things would be if ads weren't jacking up demands for bandwidth.

	▲	TheDong 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's not wasted bandwidth; we've reached this level of ads because brands have realized that brainwashing the populace via ads to make them want their brand is cheaper than building a better product, so the bandwidth is a small price to pay for brainwashing people. If we didn't have ads, people would not only need less bandwidth, they'd buy less physical junk, and quite possibly be happier for it.
	▲	drnick1 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Estimates suggest that between 1/3 and 1/2 of all Internet users in the U.S. use an ad blocker.
	▲	MBCook 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Now that we have auto play video ads? Most of it.