alt Hacker NewsThis touches on something I've been thinking about. I'm making an ad blocker that tries to replace native ads with ads that actually add value to the viewer's life. In the public version, I'd like to offer some of the profits to the web hosts even if they haven't heard of it. Do you have any thoughts on how it would be best to go about that?
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I don't want your product, and I don't want ads. "But ads are what supports XYZ!" I don't care. I don't want it. Whatever you think will crumble away without advertisements, let it all fade away into nothing.
Something I was thinking about was a simple tip jar system. You can add credits to a tipjar system, and if you like a post, site, or whatever you can gift credits.
Completely gets rid of ads that nobody likes anyway.
You could maybe automate it say “if I spend more than 30 seconds on page, pay x credits”
An ad means somebody paid to get my attention. I never want that. Go away with your ads that need even more tracking...
What do you consider to be an ad that actually adds value to the viewer's life in contrast to other ads?
This doesn't exist.
The ads are only good in a context when I'm searching for particular product.
When I'm trying to do my work then any ad that takes my attention has negative value.
Show me the same ad when I'm actually searching for a new vacuum cleaner and we're fine.
The only good ad is no ad.
To engage with your question, the only way to truly, objectively ‘add value to one’s life’ is to become intimately familiar with them, their habits and everything they do on- and offline to understand what they need. This is the entire modus operandi of the current ad industry.