People block ads for annoyance, not tracking
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the only reason I use an ad blocker on on my phone is because I keep because it makes it slow. And I can't read the page, because there's so much junk all over it.
Episode 18: Episode 18 02:25:47 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave thinks privacy fears around listener stats may be overblown. Ad blockers took off less because of tracking than because ads are annoying. He blocks ads on his phone only because junk makes pages slow and unreadable. Most people wouldn't mind opt-in behavior tracking if they were assured it was safe.