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Maybe two years ago I got a youtube ad that was literally an infomercial telling me that my penis was too small to please my partner, and presumably trying to s
by silverquiet 2y ago
Maybe two years ago I got a youtube ad that was literally an infomercial telling me that my penis was too small to please my partner, and presumably trying to sell me something for that, though I could not watch long enough to see where it was going. I was only able to make it as far into the ad out of incredulousness that it was actually as brazen as it seemed. It was mostly just funny to me, but also sort of amazing that YouTube was showing me such bottom-of-the-barrel ad content.
- photonthug 2y agoPretty gross and awful, but I guess not especially new. What feels like a new thing in the last ~5 years is when you're browsing some actually reputable news site, and literally reading high brow analysis about misinformation and vulnerable populations, and meanwhile also still getting hammered with ads around the borders about "one weird trick seniors should know". Now that's dystopian. There was a Reeses commercial about "your devices are listening to you" for example, and other stuff that I probably should not boost by describing specifically. But basically there's a new form that's pretty openly self-aware about "yeah this is unpleasant to watch, but what are you going to do, actually turn off your TV? just give us your money." When this stuff first appeared I thought the writing was just subpar, or that maybe the idea was that the public just can't parse anything more subtle. But it's more that anxiety still sells even if you're being blatant about stuff, and if you can create anxiety that isn't actually present yet, then you might be making society sicker but you're still making your ads more effective