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Harucifer t1_irg6q42 wrote

Some people are considerably younger and never used "Youtube" without ads because it's relatively recent. Some are older and also never used Youtube before it had ads because it wasn't as mainstream. I'm right in the middle: started using Youtube in 2005 and saw it go from "convenient video player" to "15 full-blown cancer ads before a 2 minute video". I don't like it one bit.

The amount of ads being thrown around are dystopian as fuck. I think Black Mirror's "treadmill" episode was almost spot on for what we'll see in the future.

And the ironic thing is: I don't think these ads help with sales much. I have never bought anything from an ad I saw on Youtube or Facebook and don't think I ever will.

Another ironic thing is because of my characteristics (male, 30's) I'm starting to get ads for hair loss. Both my grandfathers died at 80 with full heads of hair and my great-grandfather died at 98 with a full head of hair. I will never use a hair loss product but I also won't report those ads as irrelevant to me. Wasting their money 1 cent at a time.

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25inbone t1_irg77m3 wrote

I can’t remember a single advertisement I have ever seen on the internet, and by this point I’ve seen tens of thousands.

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MilkshakeBoy78 t1_irgadea wrote

i block so many ads with extensions

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25inbone t1_irgafye wrote

Any that work on iPhone? Lol, I only browse through stuff on my phone.

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RyvenZ t1_irgk1vl wrote

at home? Install a "pi-hole"

It's a Raspberry Pi loaded with easy-to-find firmware that you connect to your home network and it acts as a firewall, blocking ad on ALL devices. The hardware can be had for $35 or so and you can find the instructions by searching for "pi hole how to" or something similar.

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Inimposter t1_irhohrf wrote

It can also be launched in a container on any PC

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RyvenZ t1_irhp806 wrote

I did not know that. So it doesn't even require extra hardware!

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Shkuey t1_irgsht5 wrote

Advertising doesn’t (always) work by creating a direct connection from you to the ad to the product. It works by instilling in you the knowledge the company/product exists so when for unrelated reasons you go shopping and you see it, you’ll recognize it and be more likely to purchase the known item… without any conscious connection to the advertisement. It works on everybody.

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wasmic t1_iri4x6m wrote

Advertising doesn't boost sales, but it does influence which products you buy.

Thus, all companies need to advertise, or they would lose out to those who do advertise. It is, however, a negative-sum game that leaves everybody - companies and consumers alike - worse off.

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