I’m from a US state where we don’t pump our own gas. Since I don’t pump my own gas regularly - only when I’m out of state - I’m not exactly sure when this happened, but all gas pumps seem to play ads now while the pump runs. At least the states adjacent to mine. Like can I not even pump gas in peace? Stop trying to manipulate my purchasing decisions 24/7.
Edit: ok I get it, there’s a mute button. I appreciate the tip, but people are already reporting that it only sometimes works. Knowing there’s a mute button that sometimes functions doesn’t make me less infuriated
Or even better, “Join Lemmy, it’s like Reddit with no ads”.
“Your screens should be nicer to you than this one. Join Lemmy!”
“Have you installed Arch yet?”
Unfortunately I’ve found that Lemmy has a more defined “hive mind” so you better make sure you like the same things as the group.