On: Banner Ads Considered Harmful

[peteretep]

If you just skimmed this and didn't finish reading it, the surveys section is particularly interesting: https://www.gwern.net/Ads#they-just-dont-know

[alisonkisk → peteretep]

> As usual, I use Google Surveys

I think that would have a huge systemic bias vis a vis ad nlocker knowledge.

[gwern → alisonkisk]

GS is a paywall, not an ad, so it afflicts the just and unjust alike, AFAIK.

[lw5 → peteretep]

I'm wondering if it is possible a large portion of the survey takers were non-native English speakers that simply don't understand what 'ad' means in their own language.