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comment by d_e_solomon
d_e_solomon  ·  4049 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

I'm in the desktop Linux contingent. Flash support on Linux (especially 64 bit) has always been extremely buggy and I will see massive CPU spikes whenever I have to view flash content. I also have no patience for sites that kick off sound or video automatically. So I can't functionally surf without an ad-blocker.

With that said, if I know the site doesn't use flash ads and if they don't start sound, I'll try to whitelist the domain for ads so I can support the site.