<story><title>Gmail is showing ads in the middle of the inbox</title><url>https://9to5google.com/2023/05/05/gmail-ads-increase-2023/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bcrl</author><text>Some of us believe that content creators should get paid. It&amp;#x27;s a pity that ads are the lowest friction method easily available to the general public to accomplish this.</text></item><item><author>coldpie</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m always baffled when I see people using a desktop web browser without an ad blocker. We have the technology to fix this, folks! It takes like two clicks! Use it!&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ublockorigin.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ublockorigin.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>coldpie</author><text>I spend over $100&amp;#x2F;mo on Patreon. There are other options. IMO online ad-based business models are one of the biggest evils of the current age. Why does social media push the most outrage-bait content? Ads. Why is Google filled with SEO spam? Ads. Why can&amp;#x27;t non-ad business models get a foot in the door? Ads. We need to destroy online advertising as a viable business model. Using an ad blocker is the ethical choice.</text></comment>
<story><title>Gmail is showing ads in the middle of the inbox</title><url>https://9to5google.com/2023/05/05/gmail-ads-increase-2023/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bcrl</author><text>Some of us believe that content creators should get paid. It&amp;#x27;s a pity that ads are the lowest friction method easily available to the general public to accomplish this.</text></item><item><author>coldpie</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m always baffled when I see people using a desktop web browser without an ad blocker. We have the technology to fix this, folks! It takes like two clicks! Use it!&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ublockorigin.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;ublockorigin.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ravenstine</author><text>Creators can get paid in other ways. It&amp;#x27;s their choice to rely on something people both (rightfully) hate and are willing to block for revenue.&lt;p&gt;If a creator must make a living by throwing State Farm ads in front of me &lt;i&gt;again and again&lt;/i&gt;, I can&amp;#x27;t say I have much sympathy.</text></comment>