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"i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising"
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this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
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How do folks manage their actively hostile relationship with advertising?
I use VPN, and NoScript.
Adbkocking dns, VPN, Privacy Badger, ublock
uBlock Origin with everything enabled, not using apps on phone (using browser instead) and using services like Kagi and Nebula for adfree quality search and videos
Refuse to buy their product if their ad is obnoxious.
Advertising isn't exactly hipnosis to get you to buy the product. It's a strategy to get you familiar with the brand/product, so that, if you have to choose between products later, you'll favor the brand you already know (a common bias we all have). This will happen without you necessarily noticing it, because we're all blasted with numerous ads and there's no way to keep track of them all.