the internet is not for porn, but for unnecessary ads, pop-ups, and malware

I think it is hypocritical of the New York Times to cry chicken-little about a highly virulent worm that is wreaking havoc with computers across the world, but then barrage my eyes and psyche with a full-page banner for Verizon. WTF?

Firefox with ad-block is a beautiful thing. I can only imagine how many pendulous titties I didn't see because of that program. Anyway, I looked at the tallies for ads blocked not too long ago, and some of them are in the tens of thousands. Bullshit. Where are the ad-free online spaces? Does everything have to try to sell me something? Is there really some huge-tittied girl out there for me? Does she care I like to sword-fight? No. They are autonomous ads that only care about invading my spaces and my brain and only making money for the site they are on.

The Internet won't die because of trolls. It will die because it is slowly becoming like commercial television. Only, it will be more annoying because commercials on TV are easy to ignore; if, by fast-forwarding through them because they are on a DVR, or just changing the channel. Ads on the internet are invasive, clog up computer hard drives, slow down connection speeds, and soon enough (probably because ad companies are trying to get laws passed, or trying to develop pervasive permanent ads for computers, or both) will be impossible to ignore.

So sad.

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