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I look at net this way . Everybody on it wants to steal my money , there are no "friends" .

I'm using a VPN right now and 'privacy badger', on firefox, along with ABP. (AdBlockPlus)

This combination disallows any search mode changes from stock mode..and disallows images from 'boosts' to load. The software goes into a loop.

This makes it impossible to do quality searches of the website, unless I submit to looking at the boost images, so that A****gon can take the money from the people who paid for boosts, by me being registered in the system as a 'view', for an advert I refuse to see and don't care about. (changing search mode has been forced to be dependent on the boost images loading first)

They've got the 'take the money' part nailed down perfectly, but can't be bothered to fix the forum system whatsoever.

Quite a depressing viewpoint Schubert.

May I ask if you have had a bad experience that would lead to such?
Like stolen identity, credit card hacks etc.
No details obviously but just curious as to what has led to such a downbeat attitude on the internet as a whole.
Thanks

Not so much depressing as perceptive, prudent, and vigilant.

Treating the WHOLE internet as just a space where there is nothing but evil intent is depressing in my view.

Of course there are plenty of sharks out there who if they turned their talents to something productive to society would lift all of civilization up and one must be wary and careful and perform your own due diligence.

That is no reason imho to have a Debbie downer on the complete system.

Just saying.