Rant number 57
To the observant of those out there, it will be clear that this is the second rant today! This is to make up for the rant that I will probably not be writing tomorrow, because:
I have a band contest
It has been a long week
I will have no access to anything with a real keyboard (and I hate trying to write anything over a couple of sentences on a phone keyboard)
I will probably be a little bit drunk
As such, today, I will be writing tomorrows rant.
So what is bugging me today? Bloody pop-ups.
I have a pop-up blocker on my computer (that doesn't work) and am presented none the less with hundreds of these bloody things every week. I just don't understand the point of them.
If I am reading an online article or on a forum and a pop-up informs me that I have won thousands of pounds, I am not inclined to believe it. I didn't come down in the last shower and - as we all know all too well, money just isn't that frickin' easy to come by.
So who is getting something out of it? The popup doubtless links to some horrific quiz website or something that may well have some kind of pay per click service upon it. Even with this however - each click is going to be worth a fraction of a penny - meaning that thousands of people a day have to fall for this shit!
Equally, if a pop-up actually has something relevant to say. I will still not believe it - because it is a pop-up. Its an uninvited annoyance and really does not appeal to me in any way shape or form.
I just don't get it. Its annoying, rude and just fucking awful. I am also almost completely convinced that the people who write the web browsers could stop them if they wanted to - so they really just should.
Arseholes.
Rant over.
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