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I'm in the same boat. I never see ads anywhere (and not just on the web: I never watch regular TV (I don't even have a TV), never listen to ads-supported radio
by bambax 1y ago
I'm in the same boat. I never see ads anywhere (and not just on the web: I never watch regular TV (I don't even have a TV), never listen to ads-supported radio stations, etc.)
How people put up with ads is a complete mystery.
- brador 1y agoFlick the bean once a month to see which products and services you’re missing out on. Picked up a nice cleaner and hiking boots that my ad blockers were denying me last month. Life changing.
- spaqin 1y agoAre you sure you needed them? What was stopping you from doing the research without a third party shoving whatever they will make money on?
- brador 1y agoAttention. The ads sent it to the front and kickstarted the research phase which led to purchase. I didn’t need them. But it’s like walking on a cloud and the fit is perfect. Mostly chance, but that ad started the push.
- cammikebrown 1y agoDropship instagram ad products are famously high quality and not a scam!
- Y_Y 1y agohttps://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flick%20the%20bean https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flick%20the%... Interesting choice of phrase
- _9ptr 1y agoA real donkey punch of a metaphore
- nyarlathotep_ 1y agoHello fellow 2000s era Urban Dictionary reader.
- Diti 1y agoEqually life-changing would be to keep the ads blocked, and visit the “Buy it for life” subreddit, which has recommendations for the best products and services that will last you a lifetime.
- brador 1y agoADHD means I’m not maintaining anything and everything on that reddit is maximised for maintenance. Nice Reddit if that lifestyle appeals, but not for me.
- nemomarx 1y agoIf you really needed those things, you would have thought of getting them on your own time. Being tempted into it is consumerism and kinda why we're in this mess
- brador 1y agoThe ads apply focus to a problem and suggest a possible solution. That focusing is the key to the benefit of letting them through the keyhole irregularly.
- AlecSchueler 1y agoCould I interest you in a bridge?
- vbezhenar 1y agoI don't use adblock. That's not a problem for me. May be I don't visit those ad-ridden websites often enough.
- rcxdude 1y agoYou do also get used to it. Banner blindness is absolutely a thing (and something that still trips me up where I miss the most important information on a page, despite using adblock most of the time)
- driverdan 1y agoTry uBlock Origin. You'll notice the difference immediately.
- abustamam 1y agoLast night my wife clicked on an article in her news feed. It wasn't this article, but it was this site. https://3dvf.com/le-realisateur-philippe-vidal-dumas-nous-quitte/ https://3dvf.com/le-realisateur-philippe-vidal-dumas-nous-qu... Never mind the dozens of pop-up ads and banners on the site. Random words in the article turn into ads that popup while you're scrolling. And it's easy to accidentally click one because there's more pixels covered by ads than not. I've been telling her to get an adblocker for years because she, like you, feels like she doesn't need one. But that article last night made her rethink her stance on ads. For me, I don't mind advertisements. I scroll Instagram a few times a week and there are ads there. I get more ads than actual posts. They're easy enough to ignore. And honestly, sometimes they're interesting. It's when the ads disrupt my browsing session that pisses me off. If sites didn't have shitty ads that cover your screen and just get in the way, I wouldn't have an adblocker. I also use adblocker to get rid of shitty non-ad pop-ups, like "you have to install our shitty mobile app to use this site!" Yeah, fuck that. Ublock origin zaps it away.
- Vinnl 1y ago> I never see ads anywhere (and not just on the web: I never watch regular TV (I don't even have a TV), never listen to ads-supported radio stations, etc.) Ads in public places, bus stops, etc. are kinda hard to avoid unfortunately.
- rancidcrab 1y agoBut those are ok. They (usually) don't have sound, auto playing videos, shock content or cover something I want to look at.
- mauvehaus 1y agoHave you filled a car with gas any time in the last ~5 years? The pumps around here (New England, USA) start playing ads with sound once you start pumping fuel. It's an absolute delight when your pump and the pump on the other side of your island are playing different ads with different audio or the same ad with the audio just out of sync. Usually, one of the soft buttons on the left or right edge of the screen is a secret mute button. Occasionally, none of them are, and rarely does anyone else seem to even try to mute their pump.
- grugagag 1y agoI wonder what happens if you take a sharp object such a screwdriver and poke all the speakers…
- AlecSchueler 1y agoYou probably get a visit from the police.
- nancyminusone 1y agoThere's no need to. If the unit is older than a few months, you'll find that the speakers have already been perforated. This usually doesn't stop them from working, because people don't break the voice coil at the center.
- mock-possum 1y agoHave you noticed that being around other people who choose to consume media with ads lowers your opinion of them a little? Like if you’re at a friend’s house and they’re listening to pandora with ads, or watching Hulu with ads?
- recursive 1y agoEven worse, being at a restaurant where they're playing commercial FM radio or a music stream with ads. I won't go back.
- recursive 1y agoI'm almost there. I haven't figured out how to block billboards yet.