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What I don't get with any of this stuff is that it actually works. Maybe I'm weird, but every time I see that ads actually work and people actually buy stuff as
by kartikkumar 8y ago
What I don't get with any of this stuff is that it actually works. Maybe I'm weird, but every time I see that ads actually work and people actually buy stuff as a result, it's a shock to the system. Perhaps that's from enjoying a predominantly ad-free existence online, but I can't for the life of me think of a case where I've actually clicked on an ad, let alone completed a purchase.
I'm much more used to clicking on links that are organically ranked high in DDG or Google, when I am specifically looking to buy something. I have to admit, I barely make a handful of purchases per year, so perhaps I'm just totally disconnected from this whole topic.
- ams6110 8y agoI'm the same. I block ads aggressively, and never intentionally click ads. I also don't really engage in the whole Black Friday/Cyber Monday circus in any other way.
- AFCTC 8y agoIt's always weird when the data contradicts our experiences (I wrote that article, and I myself bought my first ever products from Facebook ads just a few weeks ago), but I suppose that's precisely the reason we check the data.
- walrus01 8y agoPeople with HN accounts are in like the 99th percentile of internet users. There are a lot of non technically oriented "ordinary users" out there who do blithely click on things and buy.