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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
I don't use adblock just so I don't have to see ads, I use adblock so that every time I view a news article I don't have 50 different domains grabbing my browser fingerprint to build a profile on me that can be used to bypass my 4th amendment right to privacy.
Ad Block already exists on TV:
Depends. On some Smart TVs, if you try to mute advertisements on certain streaming platforms, it won't let you. It will only go to half volume.
Fuckin right
Who they fuck watches broadcast TV? Back to bed Grandpa
It doesn't say the TV is only broadcast. Lots of people have smart TVs and use streaming services that also force ads upon you.
I can't help all stupid people
I'm watching the France match right now on live TV. Putting a cane on the wish list for my 38th this summer.
That's totally the same😂
Nah, I have decades of practice filtering out ads and the old habits come right back when I have to endure them.
I'm so thankful my parent's rule was that we muted TV commercials. Crazy how many people don't think to just mute youtube ads and pay attention to something else for 30 seconds.
Actually it’s the opposite. It pisses me off so much when I see an ad now.
I can't even stand that "corporate enthusiasm" tone anymore. It's just fake.
Yeah, getting away from ads after a lifetime's exposure just highlights how disruptive they are when you see them again. Especially since most have negative value to the consumer.
At a certain point it becomes cult-like and you reel in disgust.
What kind of dumb fucking oh you are worse off cause you are avoiding ads bullshit. That's dumber than saying you are missing out on pop culture. You spent time on this meme and now im commenting on it. SAD
I grew up in the time when you watched live television and Mom made use mute all advertisements because she hated how loud they were. (Advertisements were broadcast louder than the programs) When I was in someone else's home that didn't mute them I don't feel like it made me pay attention to the messaging. That was still time to talk, get a drink, or use the facilities.
I don't run ad block because they're showing me ads, I run it because creepy fuckers are trying to collect everything I've ever done online and store it forever.
Bullshit.
They actually plan on ads being tuned out, it's more about choking out the presence of competitors than it is actually convincing the audience that their product is worth while; y'know, like a weed.
Either way, I don't fall for it because I just make sure to type in "Reddit," right after my search for a product I want so that I get honest human reviews and not ads. 😏
Lolz who is going to tell orioler25?
Do you people actually need "/s" to not be annoying? I added the fucking smug face and everything.
Ah yes, starting out with you people, the nicest way to do things. In case you didn’t realize plain text loses intonation and body language. Makes it hard to understand certain implications.
It doesn't if you aren't just dying to catch someone being stupid. I don't care about being nice, this is the first time in my entire life that someone has admitted to expecting me to be nice online. /s
Eh, not really. I barely see ads and I'm fine tuning out the ones I do see.
Granted, I'm not the type to go on those really dramatic anti-advertising tirades you see around.
I do watch television. The Finnish public broadcaster, so no ads. Really good use for tax money, people tend to say. The streaming service is incredible considering it's free and has no ads.
That sounds like a dream. I think public broadcasting is an excellent use of tax ~~dollars~~ money.
A good reason to learn Finnish. Any downsides I should be aware of?
Every ad I block is one fewer ad I have to see, so it’s a win either way
Use adnauseum to burn advertisers cash
What kind of stupid take is this? I avoid ads because I find them annoying. It doesn’t supercharge the ones I can’t avoid.
Ads succeed when you "tune them out" so that they enter your unconscious mind, and then when you're thinking, "I'm hungry, what's for dinner," the product comes to mind.
The best defence against this kind of inception is to consciously think about the ad that's playing, and think, "I don't want <X>"
By using adblock, you reduce your exposure to ads, and reduce the number of times you need to consciously resist them.
Q's take is just wrong.
I use a vpn that builds in Adblock, and only stream ad free services. I see very few ads in general so when I am subjected to them it’s a visceral reaction. It makes me hate the product intensely. That seems to align with what you’re describing.
I also tend to overthink purchases and research them if there is not a suitable local option. I’m not just ordering the first thing that comes to mind, I’m picky.
You'd think so, but no! My only real ad surfaces anymore are YouTube (sponsored spots), podcasts, and billboards. I am very good at skipping podcast ads and sponsor spots on YouTube, but when I don't I mostly just fume about how I can't for whatever reason (usually when I'm washing dishes and my hands are wet). Billboards are easy to ignore most of the time, too, because on my regular routes I know where they are and have apparently trained myself that there's not anything of interest there.
YouTube has gotten a lot better since I started using "sponsorblock", it automatically skips sponsor segments.
I don't use sponsorblock myself (though I don't begrudge anyone who does). For a couple of reasons:
I don't trust SponsorBlock necessarily, since it's community-noted. It's become clear that I have different opinions than others about what constitutes a sponsor spot. uBlock can be more certain about what constitutes an ad or not, since it comes from a different domain than the content, but with sponsor spots, they're part of the same content stream.
Sometimes host-read ad spots are actually clever, or integral to the video in some way.
I have a lot more sympathy for the individual creator who gets all of that money than I do for the trillion-dollar multinational conglomerate.
In any case, I am typically pretty good at skipping ahead. And if the sponsor segments get too onerous, I tend to just stop watching that channel.
EDIT TO ADD: I've been informed that SponsorBlock now does a good job of solving the first problem by categorizing sponsor spots. I'll have to try it out again.
Ads are manipulative and predatory, if you don't have a good extensive ad block on all your devices, you will fall for them even if you think you ignoring them, they are made and designed for you to get stuff subconsciously not knowing you are doing this. What really bothers me is how it actually can fuck up elderly and disabled people, had a ex who's parents actually bought things without realizing it because a ad played and they didn't know they was being coerced of emulated, they bought so so much things they didn't need with the Little money they had.
I will always provide help to people around me on how to block as much ads as possible on there machines, however possible. Fuck the corporations.
I find it pretty easy actually, it's alien now but in a way that can be classified and instantly dismissed.
My reaction is instant annoyance and avoidance. I don't remember anything about the ad either, so it doesn't make it any more memorable either.
"By not drinking antifreeze, you've just re-sensitized yourself so any antifreeze you drink will be impossible to metabolize."