I've been informed that adblock plus sort of sucks now. If you're looking for one, go for UBlock Origin.
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2023
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I miss non obtrusive adds, remember when add blockers weren't a thing and we were all fine with the adds in the sidebar trying to sell us virus laden glittery custom mouse cursors? Instead we have an arms race where the net is essentially unuseable without an add blocker.
I'm guessing you missed the time period where opening the wrong page would give you an infinite loop of un-closeable pop-up windows with background music.
Ads were never really non-obtrusive. If advertisers could force you to listen to their slogan at max volume every time you opened your browser, they would do so without hesitation. If you ever saw an easily avoidable ad in the late 90s-early 00s, it wasn't for lack of trying. They simply hadn't personally figured out more annoying methods yet.
Or those flash-based "shoot the mosquito" ads that played a buzzing noise, at a time where your browser didn't highlight tabs playing media.
Agreed. Flash. 🤦♂️. Keep that one in the annals of history please.