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The big issue is, I know ads pay for Youtube, but maybe 1 times out of 100 do I see an ad that promotes positive feelings about the product being advertised. th

The big issue is, I know ads pay for Youtube, but maybe 1 times out of 100 do I see an ad that promotes positive feelings about the product being advertised. the other 99 times I am less inclined to purchase the product out of annoyance by the ad. Shouldn't the billions of dollars of recommendation research at this point reached a peak where ads are ideally appealing to the viewers they're served to? Wouldn't that maximize profits for all sides? It still feels like ads at this point are aimed deliberately to annoy me.

Renaud 3y ago
It's like Google, with all its tracking might, is unable to actually show relevant ads. That, or it's broken on purpose. The proof of this may be that ads on YT are actually completely unrelated to the content I subscribe to and watch on YT. Even if Google has zero web tracking information on me, they know what are my interests through what I watch on their own platform. Yet, I have never seen an ad for something related to the topics I follow. This makes me think that Google is not interested in being too good at targetting ads, they wouldn't have much to sell otherwise.
thinkingemote 3y ago
Ads work whether you like them or not. If you see an ad for a toaster from brand ToastX that annoys you and no other toaster ads then you are more likely to buy ToastX brand when you are shopping for a toaster. People do not remember the ads when they go shopping. Instead our brain goes "I've seen this brand before". (Obviously a positive emotion works better) This insidiousness.and manipulation is a good reason to block them as much as possible. And maybe the recognition of manipulation might strengthen our mental resistance and increase consideration when shopping for things. Almost all people including myself don't bother!
- rchaud 3y ago
  if that was the case, wish.com would be displacing Walmart.

Renaud 3y ago

It's like Google, with all its tracking might, is unable to actually show relevant ads. That, or it's broken on purpose. The proof of this may be that ads on YT are actually completely unrelated to the content I subscribe to and watch on YT. Even if Google has zero web tracking information on me, they know what are my interests through what I watch on their own platform. Yet, I have never seen an ad for something related to the topics I follow. This makes me think that Google is not interested in being too good at targetting ads, they wouldn't have much to sell otherwise.

thinkingemote 3y ago

Ads work whether you like them or not. If you see an ad for a toaster from brand ToastX that annoys you and no other toaster ads then you are more likely to buy ToastX brand when you are shopping for a toaster. People do not remember the ads when they go shopping. Instead our brain goes "I've seen this brand before". (Obviously a positive emotion works better) This insidiousness.and manipulation is a good reason to block them as much as possible. And maybe the recognition of manipulation might strengthen our mental resistance and increase consideration when shopping for things. Almost all people including myself don't bother!

rchaud 3y ago
if that was the case, wish.com would be displacing Walmart.