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After going as long as I have without advertisements, I've realized just how psychologically violent they are. The colors, sounds, and manipulation are all over
by foxyv 3y ago
After going as long as I have without advertisements, I've realized just how psychologically violent they are. The colors, sounds, and manipulation are all over the top. I don't think I could handle watching that stuff anymore. Or, at least I don't want to go back to that.
- abawany 3y agoYep, that was my epiphany as well - after trying Netflix and its then ad-free experience about 10 years ago, TV and other ad-infested 'entertainment' was ruined for me forever. I currently pay for YT Premium and unsubscribe from any channels that force in-video ads. While I didn't stay a Netflix streaming member (and will stop being a DVD member when they kill that service), I thank them for showing me how much better things could be.
- tech234a 3y agoYou can use SponsorBlock [1] to skip in-video ads. [1]: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
- potsandpans 3y agoat the risk of being histrionic, I view ads as memetic viruses. when you think about what an ad is actually is trying to achieve, its pretty wild that we just accept them as the status quo.
- foxyv 3y agoWhen you consider how many mistaken ideas people have about beauty, health, and identity just because of advertising. There are people who will literally fight you if you bad mouth their "Brand." Not to mention the trillions of dollars wasted on products that literally do nothing or are actively harmful to their users. It's insanity. The most insidious part is that by the time advertising has completed it's work, most people don't even know that their ideas originated from an advertisement.