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That's the thing though. We're not in a Black Mirror scenario where you're really forced to listen to ads (thankfully haha). If an ad plays, you can just flip
by nickjj 7y ago
That's the thing though. We're not in a Black Mirror scenario where you're really forced to listen to ads (thankfully haha).
If an ad plays, you can just flip to something else just like tons of people do on cable TV. If a podcast starts forcing ad plays then ad skippers will just switch to something else until the ad is done.
If someone really doesn't want to listen to an ad then they will find ways to avoid it. This is partly why piracy is so popular. It usually has little to do with price. It's just wanting to watch or listen to something without having ancillary content forced upon you in a distracting way.
- efdee 7y agoFair enough, I misread your original comment and my reaction was to people who automatically skip ads (through some sort of adblocker). The idea was that when you have to do it manually, you'll do it less often than when it happens automatically, and you -will- hear the advertisements and, in general, it -will- lead to more sales. People who furiously skip the ads manually will indeed remain unaffected.