Normally, I am glad that Hacker News policies meme references. There is already a reddit.

But I liked this comment be caused of its know your meme link. I learned something.

Well, I learned two things. One, I learned about the meme. Two, I learned not to trust Know Your Meme when it asks me to turn off my adblocker!

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arcanemachiner 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> I learned not to trust Know Your Meme when it asks me to turn off my adblocker

Now why on Earth would you comply with that request?!

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Hnrobert42 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Because I am sympathetic to the idea that they offer a service paid for by ad revenue. If want the service, it has to be paid for somehow. I don't mind ignoring a few innocuous ads if it means the service remains "free."

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serf 2 hours ago | parent [-]

yeah but that's the point: 'innocuous ads' have never been tested on the net.

it started as attention seeking eye-knifes, transitioned into the sex sells & hardcore gamer crap, and ended up as 'legal' reverse mortgages/fake charities/malware/data-harvesting.

I think it's safe to say that experiment has been tried.

	▲	kQq9oHeAz6wLLS an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, but many humans have a way of thinking this time will be different! And it never is. Not just about ads, either.