My image clearly shows several differing elements which subtly distinguish an ad from a traditional submission. I have trained my ad-blindness to skip the HN a

My image clearly shows several differing elements which subtly distinguish an ad from a traditional submission. I have trained my ad-blindness to skip the HN ads, usually without even consciously reading the company name, but it took training, just like it takes training to find the tiny "sponsored content" disclaimer elsewhere. That's the point of "native ads" -- to slip in seamlessly with the rest of the content. If HN wanted to advertise openly, it would use a different background color for the ads, and/or clearly label them as such.