I became “blind” to what the web is really like for most users. I’ve tried to keep this blog minimalist - a clean place to find answers. Those ads not only ruin that experience; they trample privacy too
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a thousand times: the free and open internet died decades ago and is being propped up in Google’s yard as a scarecrow against public outrage. Online display advertising is a scam at best — it
has to be terrible, because it’s just not very effective otherwise.
If you have any recommendations for alternative commenting systems (especially those that respect privacy or are self-hosted), I’d love to hear them!
I’ve heard great things about ATProto comments (aka “comments through BlueSky”), tho that’s obviously more setup. But this might not be the guy for it; pretty funny to see “hit me up on X” right next to calls for privacy, self-hosting, and authorial-control…