this type of garbage has been around for a long time, but i think the warning is more for what sort of media distribution channel you are watching and the associated demographic for it. like clearly, this shit is for a very specific type of rube. not an NPR lib or a lanyard dork.
i try to avoid exposure to as much advertising as possible, but some of the "free with ads" b.s. i watch on certain streaming platforms has the most obvious grifting garbage ads. one of my favorite ones lately is hawking these subscription-based home scent diffusers that comes with scents "inspired by" luxury hotel lobbies. the ad shows lots of promotional footage of various high end five star hotels with models walking around... implying a direct association with the product and the lifestyle, but if you actively watch it instead of passively let it wash over you, it's very obviously sad and stupid. of course, i'm the idiot doing a nostalgia watch of some mid 2000s one dimensional action slop, so who is the real loser here?
now that we're in the age of highly fragmented advertising, i am starting to take it really personally when i get an advertisement for something extremely stupid, because some attention algorithm has calculated that jingling the keys in my face for 30 seconds is gonna make me shell out $80 for $5 worth of gold coins and survival seeds.
yikes / incredible. i remember last time i watched cable news during the 2020 primaries, all the ads were like "get cash now for your annuity/structured settlement" and like "medicare approved" old people scooters. commercials targeting comfortable retirees have got to be the most profitable. these people have minimal critical analysis skills and when the delivery man comes, it's probably the highlight of their day. back in the 90s, my grandparents were up to their eyeballs in debt from subscribing to all manner of dumb shit and collecting all the weird franklin mint collectibles. basically, if there was a commercial on TV with an 800 number, they called it.
of course, all the promotional materials for these things always act like the typical client is some 30-40 year old physically active and mentally sharp person, and not some 75 year old shut in who hasn't bathed in 4 days.
this type of garbage has been around for a long time, but i think the warning is more for what sort of media distribution channel you are watching and the associated demographic for it. like clearly, this shit is for a very specific type of rube. not an NPR lib or a lanyard dork.
i try to avoid exposure to as much advertising as possible, but some of the "free with ads" b.s. i watch on certain streaming platforms has the most obvious grifting garbage ads. one of my favorite ones lately is hawking these subscription-based home scent diffusers that comes with scents "inspired by" luxury hotel lobbies. the ad shows lots of promotional footage of various high end five star hotels with models walking around... implying a direct association with the product and the lifestyle, but if you actively watch it instead of passively let it wash over you, it's very obviously sad and stupid. of course, i'm the idiot doing a nostalgia watch of some mid 2000s one dimensional action slop, so who is the real loser here?
now that we're in the age of highly fragmented advertising, i am starting to take it really personally when i get an advertisement for something extremely stupid, because some attention algorithm has calculated that jingling the keys in my face for 30 seconds is gonna make me shell out $80 for $5 worth of gold coins and survival seeds.
It was on MSNBC but it seems more appropriate for Fox News. I hate-watch MSNBC too often.
yikes / incredible. i remember last time i watched cable news during the 2020 primaries, all the ads were like "get cash now for your annuity/structured settlement" and like "medicare approved" old people scooters. commercials targeting comfortable retirees have got to be the most profitable. these people have minimal critical analysis skills and when the delivery man comes, it's probably the highlight of their day. back in the 90s, my grandparents were up to their eyeballs in debt from subscribing to all manner of dumb shit and collecting all the weird franklin mint collectibles. basically, if there was a commercial on TV with an 800 number, they called it.
of course, all the promotional materials for these things always act like the typical client is some 30-40 year old physically active and mentally sharp person, and not some 75 year old shut in who hasn't bathed in 4 days.