If you hate the app enough, you could see this as damaging them (consuming its resources without getting the ads). Even if it is negligible, it might feel good.
If you provide a service expecting the user to interact with your service in the way you designed and they do not, that is a problem with your service, not theft.
It would be theft if the user was bypassing payment-gated credentials, but that is not the case here.
Going to bathroom during the commercials is also stealing. Or maybe it's not stealing. The argument quickly becomes more complicated the more you think about it.
TFA doesn't mention advertising in relation to the specific app in question, nor does it imply that it even has ads. The only mention of it is a broader "I don't like social media because of the ads".
15 seconds... And the standard for TOTP is 30 seconds. So it's not crazy compared to the standard. Though, there's really no reason for the codes to update so fast.
I find dissonance between “I hate these products” and “I’m going to freeride by eg blocking their ads”
I know the effect is negligible but isn’t that just stealing
He's paying for the gym already?
If you hate the app enough, you could see this as damaging them (consuming its resources without getting the ads). Even if it is negligible, it might feel good.
If you provide a service expecting the user to interact with your service in the way you designed and they do not, that is a problem with your service, not theft.
It would be theft if the user was bypassing payment-gated credentials, but that is not the case here.
Going to bathroom during the commercials is also stealing. Or maybe it's not stealing. The argument quickly becomes more complicated the more you think about it.
No
TFA doesn't mention advertising in relation to the specific app in question, nor does it imply that it even has ads. The only mention of it is a broader "I don't like social media because of the ads".
Wow. The QR code changing every 15 minutes... that's like trying to get into a rock concert. Well done
The QR changed every 15 seconds.
15 seconds... And the standard for TOTP is 30 seconds. So it's not crazy compared to the standard. Though, there's really no reason for the codes to update so fast.
They are probably doing it to avoid account sharing?