• minibyte@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    A very large chunk of what people consume these days is effectively already ads

    That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.

      • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Ads are a way to fill people’s heads with brand names until nothing remains except for those brands and only those brands feel safe and familiar until it becomes a conditioned reflex to choose those products. And it works.

        The Holy Market forbids people would actually choose products based on their own experience and price.

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          10 months ago

          I actively avoid brands with annoying ads.

          When unsubscribing from pretty much any service there’s usually little text box asking why. Whether or not it’s the real reason for leaving, I love citing obnoxious ads as the thing that pushed me out, especially for high-dollar moves like banking or insurance.

          I know it’ll never accomplish anything, but it feels good. ^_^

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        10 months ago

        Most ads are about brand recognition and not so much about trying to sell a specific product. Even if you think an ad is stupid, if you still can remember the brand then the ad worked.

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          10 months ago

          That generally just makes me remember not to use that product or service because the ad was so annoyingly stupid

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      10 months ago

      I find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.