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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the only way to monetize sites like that are to optimize them for scrolling, keeping people on the page seeing as many ads as possible.

This is why every recipe has some giant essay about what this recipe means to them ahead of it. So I mean, it is annoying, but once I realized that is what was going on I just accepted it. They are trying their best and they don't need to give me recipes out of the goodness of their heart and this way we get the recipe for free and they get some compensation.[/quote]

But it has the opposite effect for me. It's so hard to navigate, that I hit the back button. I sure as hell don't want to comment, leave a review, or spend time if it slows down my browser. 
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Me too sometimes, but not everyone. And if it didn't have that it would generate no income at all. Plenty of people do use all of those websites even if they are clunky because they can handle the irritation for the free recipe.

I'm not saying I like it, but I don't think I'm owed a never ending supply of free recipes for any food I could think of that also is an optimized user experience.[/quote]

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