• Chemical Wonka
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      5119 days ago

      relax, when the industry puts this into practice (not IF but WHEN) they will stick it very slowly in us until we get used to it and don’t even realize that we already accept it quietly without complaining

      • Uranium 🟩
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        3319 days ago

        Unironically they’re basically already doing that by having ads longer than the skip button, as you trade off ignoring the ad for the full duration and paying attention when you’re intended video starts for paying attention waiting for the “Skip Ad” button.

        Even just that short 5 seconds is enough for an ad to get embedded in your brain with enough repeated exposure.

        • @[email protected]
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          2218 days ago

          Maybe it’s because I’m autistic but that has the opposite effect on me. If I see your ad enough to remember the product that just means I’m going to avoid that product like a fuckin plague.

          • @[email protected]
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            1518 days ago

            You’re not immune to advertising and propaganda. Nobody is. Ads almost never work by directly making you think ‘i should buy this’. You’re even less immune to advertising and propaganda if you tell yourself you are, because that’ll make you less interested in working against it.

            • @[email protected]
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              518 days ago

              I’m definitely not immune but sometimes an ad is annoying enough I decide I’m done with that company for a few years at least.

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                318 days ago

                I haven’t bought Burger King since they started running that annoying fucking whopper ad, literally what pushed me into finally installing uBlock

          • thermal_shock
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            218 days ago

            Same. If I’m interested or looking for that product, I’ll do my research.

            Just got a new pair of chukkas from a company I’ve never heard of (Thursday) based on research. Not ready to spend $500 for some boots, these were great quality at reasonable price for me.

    • @[email protected]
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      2519 days ago

      “Please watch this 5-minute advertisment to uninstall the app. Don’t break eye contact.

        • @[email protected]
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          1018 days ago

          “Before you delete your OS, would you like to know about the hot singles in your area?”

          • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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            418 days ago

            That’s a good way to make some of us dedicate the energy to building and flashing custom firmware.

            • @[email protected]
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              18 days ago

              Banking apps that need the ads to authenticate you for some reason: “Nuh uh!”

              rant

              Seriously, why the fuck do they depend on everything in your system to work? On my debloated Android there are like 20 different invasive packages that I can’t disable because they break my bank’s app.

              • @[email protected]
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                118 days ago

                This is what credit unions are for. If you have an account, you own a piece of it. There are no billionaire investors that don’t even use the service to ruin everything.