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Internet rant

LTT1 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:52:23 GMT

So, is everyone getting inundated with entities having outstretched hands to want your money like I am?

It must be the time of year, but it as if EVERYBODY finally figured out how to use technology to maximize their dollars coming in!

Having trouble finding out local and National news because of banners, etc. Each place with a news storybwsnts you to click here/click there and when you finally get to the news story... you can't actually read it due yo all of the MILLIONS of pop-ups!

Have an item on subscription? "We already have access to your cc so we'll just send it out early to you". No thank you

Then my searches are really all messed up. I have bookmarked favorite pages and the internet acts like it forgot.

Same with my Youtube music!
"Oh, you "liked" THAT version of the song?" No, we're not going to make that version available to you right now.

So, I'd rather visit a movie channel and just pay to watch something. And I may switch music providers, too!

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Marp — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:14:31 GMT

@LTT1, are you familiar with ad blockers/pop-up blockers?

Do you routinely clear cookies from your browser?

Do you routinely scan for malware?

Do you click on any of the ads or pop-ups? If so they are like a mouse mated with a cat and produced hundreds of off spring and 24 hours later they are all reproducing again.

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Tori3569 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:31:17 GMT

A lot of news and magazine sites are now behind paywalls since they don't make money on print editions any longer. They need to stay in business somehow.

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Tori3569 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:32:42 GMT

Also adding, as Marp asked, do you clear your history and cache frequently? If so, that's why the internet forgot you.

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1tuffcookie — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:00:57 GMT

No problems with internet - I guess it's because I use the pop-up blockers and clear the browsing history once or twice a week.

However, I'm getting inundated with requests for money/donations at work. Every week, there's a new baby, wedding, funeral, graduation, birthday, buy a gift card to show your appreciatiation for _____, buy ______ to support a child's team/club, or . . .

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:08:13 GMT

For the most part, I am not too bothered by ads and things. I just ignore them. However, the increasing use of pop-ups is somewhat annoying, especially on QVC. Dudes, if I wanted to watch, I would watch. If I wanted to use the app, I would, No, I'm not still searching for XYZ, so could you please stop asking me that?

😄

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:11:44 GMT

It's sad and criminal on how things are today. I've noticed you post your pic on a public forum - no crime in that but how do you know that everyone here is a female or honest about their takes and sharing? There are weirdos, kooks, and serial criminals everywhere. Once you give out your personal info or any info at all, it's sold and resold and you will get spammed, guaranteed.

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ALRATIBA — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:28:28 GMT

The only news I read is what I've subscribed to and comes in my email.

I ignore mainstream news media.

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Ronettes — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:01:37 GMT

What annoys me are those 'Go Fund Me' postings on local neighborhood sites, usually exposed by other posters as frauds or those unwilling to get a job! LOL

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Wsmom — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:10:33 GMT

@Ronettes wrote:
What annoys me are those 'Go Fund Me' postings on local neighborhood sites, usually exposed by other posters as frauds or those unwilling to get a job! LOL

@Ronettes , it really gets to be too much. My very favorite was a local kid who started a go fund me when he graduated from high school for a trip to Europe because he deserved and it and it would be the right thing to do for the community to send him. lol

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kaydee50 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:17:34 GMT

@Wsmom wrote:
@Ronettes wrote:
What annoys me are those 'Go Fund Me' postings on local neighborhood sites, usually exposed by other posters as frauds or those unwilling to get a job! LOL
@Ronettes , it really gets to be too much. My very favorite was a local kid who started a go fund me when he graduated from high school for a trip to Europe because he deserved and it and it would be the right thing to do for the community to send him. lol

I would NEVER contribute to a "Go Fund Me" request unless I personally knew the person. An easy pass for me.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:30:07 GMT

I use pop up blockers, too.

The only subscription I have is Sirius in my vehicle. I buy music cd's and movie dvd's.

We live in a world that wants their income stream while you get used to never owning a thing.

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Ronettes — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:46:06 GMT

@Wsmom wrote:
it really gets to be too much. My very favorite was a local kid who started a go fund me when he graduated from high school for a trip to Europe because he deserved and it and it would be the right thing to do for the community to send him. lol

LOL, I like the ones who are exposed by other posters who ask them, now that this is their tenth go fund me, when are they getting a job, ever?

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:56:46 GMT

@1tuffcookie wrote:
No problems with internet - I guess it's because I use the pop-up blockers and clear the browsing history once or twice a week.

However, I'm getting inundated with requests for money/donations at work. Every week, there's a new baby, wedding, funeral, graduation, birthday, buy a gift card to show your appreciatiation for _____, buy ______ to support a child's team/club, or . . .

@1tuffcookie

Just curious ... what do you do? I've been self-employed for years, but remember the PITA it was when everyone was always asking for a contribution in the office. SO annoying! How do you handle it?

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Coastalcarolina — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:05:18 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@1tuffcookie wrote:
No problems with internet - I guess it's because I use the pop-up blockers and clear the browsing history once or twice a week.

However, I'm getting inundated with requests for money/donations at work. Every week, there's a new baby, wedding, funeral, graduation, birthday, buy a gift card to show your appreciatiation for _____, buy ______ to support a child's team/club, or . . .

@1tuffcookie

Just curious ... what do you do? I've been self-employed for years, but remember the PITA it was when everyone was always asking for a contribution in the office. SO annoying! How do you handle it?

Yep, I remember all of that. So annoying. When I found my backbone, I told them I was working to support my family not their causes. If they wanted to reciprocate they could help pay my child's college education. They shut up.

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sabatini — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:12:57 GMT

@Ronettes wrote:
@Wsmom wrote:
it really gets to be too much. My very favorite was a local kid who started a go fund me when he graduated from high school for a trip to Europe because he deserved and it and it would be the right thing to do for the community to send him. lol

LOL, I like the ones who are exposed by other posters who ask them, now that this is their tenth go fund me, when are they getting a job, ever?

IDK if you're talking about NextDoor, but I was once given a 30 day 'time out', so don't bother w/ that site anymore.

My comment was regarding gofundme, & it wasn't heinous at all.

The request was from a woman who'd been renting a casita to live in (a small house behind a house) with her kids and her mother.

As time passed, the owner, along w/ many neighbors, decided to sell the property to a developer.

This infuriated the renter 'The owner is a greedy landlord and just wants to make money. I'm not moving.'

The renter complained that now, month after month after month, she can no longer relax during the day w/ all the construction noise going on all about her, and the dust wasn't good for her kids or her mom.

So she set up a gofundme requesting $10,000 so the family could move to a real nice place.

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Wsmom — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:20:11 GMT

@sabatini , I want to know what your comment was! lol

People are unreal but they must make money at it because they keep it up. I know a woman who posts go fund mes regularly for everybody under the sun. She announced it was her grandson's bd and how he would love if everybody sent him a little something so here's his venmo. I. kid. you. not.

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bikerbabe — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:26:29 GMT

I left NextDoor within a week and never went back. Nothing but people complaining about anything and everything. No thanks.

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LTT1 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:55:44 GMT

@bikerbabe @Wsmom @sabatini @Coastalcarolina @Tinkrbl44

Call me superstitious...

A few minutes ago I went to my YouTube music account and there all over the place was the song I was looking for...

Hall & Oates "Every time you go away"

the version I liked came up lots on a couple of my playlists in the past and then a few days ago it was nowhere to be found.

My threats to switch music services WAS NOTICED!

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING LOL

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LTT1 — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:58:42 GMT

@Coastalcarolina

Great point!