I cannot wrap my head around the economics of the ad industry. They work to make your life worse in the most obnoxious and disgusting ways possible, and they - and any brand that works with then by association - are hated and reviled by that. Yet, it makes BILLIONS and companies spend billions on it, even if you seriously piss off your potential clients doing that (BMW's Spiderman ads, for example).

I don't get it.

EDIT: just to clarify, I don't think I'm a special snowflake immune to ads ffs. I'm talking about the ads in the enshittification spectrum, like the ones that blare inside the media center of your brand new car, the ones that makes sites unreadable, the ones shoved every minute in your 10 minute videos, things like that. But I understand that I may be inside my own ad hate bubble, I really dislike ads in general and I try to avoid them them best I can.

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago

I think one other thing is people associate ads with the old way, something posted, flashing at the side of a screen, rather than the full range from product placement to shilling and influence online. No one can avoid ads but you can certainly take steps to, and to also not be so swayed.

I have really started to practice anti consumerism. I try to only buy when i have to, and question what i need/want...do i really or is it an outside influence making me want it. Even trips etc. I feel like i am going backwards a bit but i wanna be my own person. If i cant trust ads just vote with your economic power.

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