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I’m pleased to see ads that show me well designed products that solve problems I’ve been experiencing, especially if I don’t know I’ve been experiencing them.
by jakear 6y ago
I’m pleased to see ads that show me well designed products that solve problems I’ve been experiencing, especially if I don’t know I’ve been experiencing them.
For instance, Instagram’s targeting has realized that I like outdoorsy products, and even though I don’t buy the products, sometimes they inspire me to find a way to recreate the item myself.
In my opinion your POV is very dismissive of all the good work product design foundries the world over have been doing.
- nvrspyx 6y agoYou could just look up "outdoorsy" products. Why should everyone else have to suffer through ads and give up privacy just because a handful of people like them? The whole advertising industry is now predicated on gaming people's attention, wants, and financial vulnerabilities. I also don't see how not wanting to see ads is dismissive of product design foundries. Just because you've designed a good product does not mean you're entitled to my attention or my time.
- jakear 6y agoYou don’t have to suffer though them! All you have to do is not use the app or provide the developer some other means of compensation. Why should all users have to pay out their cold hard cash to use a service just because a handful of people don’t like ads? And the whole point is they show me things I don’t know I wanted, so a search doesn’t solve the problem — I’d only search if I knew I wanted something.