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12 Years Without Advertisements

15 points by harryvederci 4y ago

thanatos519 4y ago
Yes! I haven't had TV since 1995 (except for a stint with a TV-watching friend) and I have all that ad-blocking stuff. The only ads I see are in public, where I find them extra offensive, and when I visit my parents and ... it's truly astounding. I can't imagine how people put up with TV shows being constantly interrupted like that. What are they paying for? My brain is definitely better of for the absence of these rent-free occupants, and ... yeah, I only buy things that I need, usually refurbished. Amazing deals are available on previous-generation top-end hardware!
- harryvederci 4y ago
  Author here. Haha yes, I forgot to mention the horror of being at friends / family members who do watch television. > Amazing deals are available on previous-generation top-end hardware! Might be a good strategy when raising kids who want to play videogames: pretend the previous generation is state of the art. Hard to achieve, but a man can dream...
  - _aavaa_ 4y ago
    That's going to get very difficult as more and more games transition to download only and the disk/cartridge is essentially just the license key.
Our_Benefactors 4y ago
The bookcase analogy sucks and is only comparable to watching broadcast TV without a DVR. This market segment has undoubtedly become more diminished each year, with the proliferation of DVR, then streaming services and smartTVs. I would wager that the majority of consumers have at least a DVR and/or a paid streaming service.
- harryvederci 4y ago
  I guess so. In my country 12 years ago, we didn't, so in my eyes it was a perfect analogy at the time. Also, I heard it's not as simple to put an adblocker on a smart tv as it is on a laptop/desktop.
theandrewbailey 4y ago
I watched TV a lot as a kid, until I got a job when I was 16. My shifts were often during evenings and nights, so I couldn't watch TV anymore. Surprisingly, I didn't miss it. When I went to college, my roommates didn't watch TV either, and when I graduated and moved out, I never bothered getting one. Since then, I've made "I don't watch TV" into a general excuse for not doing or knowing things, even if they aren't TV related.
focusedone 4y ago
It's startling to sit next to someone using the web without ad blockers and realize that the lovely white space I'm used to is actually used for monetizing attention. Similarly, visiting family who watch live TV and seeing so. many. commercials.

15 points by harryvederci 4y ago

Yes! I haven't had TV since 1995 (except for a stint with a TV-watching friend) and I have all that ad-blocking stuff. The only ads I see are in public, where I find them extra offensive, and when I visit my parents and ... it's truly astounding. I can't imagine how people put up with TV shows being constantly interrupted like that. What are they paying for? My brain is definitely better of for the absence of these rent-free occupants, and ... yeah, I only buy things that I need, usually refurbished. Amazing deals are available on previous-generation top-end hardware!

harryvederci 4y ago
Author here. Haha yes, I forgot to mention the horror of being at friends / family members who do watch television. > Amazing deals are available on previous-generation top-end hardware! Might be a good strategy when raising kids who want to play videogames: pretend the previous generation is state of the art. Hard to achieve, but a man can dream...
- _aavaa_ 4y ago
  That's going to get very difficult as more and more games transition to download only and the disk/cartridge is essentially just the license key.

Our_Benefactors 4y ago

The bookcase analogy sucks and is only comparable to watching broadcast TV without a DVR. This market segment has undoubtedly become more diminished each year, with the proliferation of DVR, then streaming services and smartTVs. I would wager that the majority of consumers have at least a DVR and/or a paid streaming service.

harryvederci 4y ago
I guess so. In my country 12 years ago, we didn't, so in my eyes it was a perfect analogy at the time. Also, I heard it's not as simple to put an adblocker on a smart tv as it is on a laptop/desktop.

theandrewbailey 4y ago

I watched TV a lot as a kid, until I got a job when I was 16. My shifts were often during evenings and nights, so I couldn't watch TV anymore. Surprisingly, I didn't miss it. When I went to college, my roommates didn't watch TV either, and when I graduated and moved out, I never bothered getting one. Since then, I've made "I don't watch TV" into a general excuse for not doing or knowing things, even if they aren't TV related.

focusedone 4y ago

It's startling to sit next to someone using the web without ad blockers and realize that the lovely white space I'm used to is actually used for monetizing attention. Similarly, visiting family who watch live TV and seeing so. many. commercials.