TIL that 'chumbox' refers to the grid of thumbnail advertisements with "low quality clickbait links and articles"

Or a coconut!

Wow, I'd forgotten about that. Didn't he try to burn it in the end 🤢

Or the cumboxers.

Definitely based on that gem though.

Yes. Unfortunately each advertiser thinks they can make a little more money if they go a little farther.

It's like the tragedy of the commons (which might have an ahistorical root but nevermind that) where a bunch of people acting in "rational self interest" ruin the thing for everyone.

I remember first looking for an adblocker specifically just for obnoxious animated ads, but og AdBlock blocked all the ads and I never looked back from there. If ad makers could've just restrained themselves I might've never gone looking for an adblocker.

I specifically remember the style of ad that made me get an adblocker. In the olden days on the og minecraft forum, they had an autoplaying video ad at the bottom of the page. Every single post you clicked on, or new tab you opened, you had to scroll all the way down to mute the stupid fucking ad!

I honestly hate seeing ads for things that are already ubiquitous to basically living in modern society. Does anyone really need to be reminded that Coke exists every 30 seconds?

That’s an incredible headline

Chum-berg is a great coining.

THIS 27-YEAR-OLD MOM OF SIX BECAME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT