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Here is a solution for this problem: let's devalue mobile advertisements. How? Simple: every time you see an ad, add the product advertised to a blacklist. Refu

Here is a solution for this problem: let's devalue mobile advertisements. How? Simple: every time you see an ad, add the product advertised to a blacklist. Refuse to download any app that advertises to you. I've been doing this for a few years, and have felt no negative effects; in fact I have way less app clutter on my phone, and I still find all of the apps that I look for. Advertising has changed in nature; it used to be about increasing visibility of your products. Now it is about compelling people who don't want or need your product into buying it, by using deception and psychological manipulation. So how do we kill the beast that the ad industry has become? Don't feed it.

Sylos 8y ago
I appreciate the vigour, but it's probably easier to just use an ad blocker: https://f-droid.org/app/org.blokada.alarm https://f-droid.org/app/org.blokada.alarm
- craftinator 8y ago
  An adblocker keeps you from being exposed to an advertisement. This means you'll be adding zero value to the ad. What I'm talking about is a boycott, and you'll add negative value to it. I find this much more effective, and again, it has had no discernable negative effect on my life. I research to find the things I need. Word of mouth is more powerful, and gives more value to people's opinions.