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Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)
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this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2025
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It's my network. I control what does or does not go through it.
It has never even occurred to me that it might not be okay to block ads on connections or devices that I own -- or even those that I don't, for that matter.
Whenever something on my computer tries to tell me I can't do something with it.
Hmm, I was fully expecting Ron Swanson there.
Just because I like that gif too:
LOL That is also appropriate but I meant the one where he chucks his computer in the garbage.
Just because you didn't actually share it:
You are a better person than I.