like legit everytime i see someone advertise raid shadow legends on youtube or see some shitty meme ad for snickers it just makes me cringe. advertisements literally have the opposite effects they should have on me lmao
like legit everytime i see someone advertise raid shadow legends on youtube or see some shitty meme ad for snickers it just makes me cringe. advertisements literally have the opposite effects they should have on me lmao
Yes. Radio ads are so bad that I would rather drive in silence than expose myself to the possibility of hearing them .
My folks still pay for cable tv (love too pay too watch commercial) and I simply can’t conceive of how my mom can just sit there watching cable all day. It’s insane. If you look at the length of episodes of shows you’ve pirated you realize that literally 1/3 of the time slot for any given cable program is reserved for invasive, unfunny, patronizing bullshit commercials.
One of the things I get out of twitter is a (very) subtle act of resistance that I find pretty cathartic: I block 100% of inorganic content. Any ad or promoted tweet gets that account blocked. It’s interesting because you can actually get to a point where you have blocked all their paying customers’ accounts and you stop seeing ads for a day or two until the next wave contracts goes into effect. The amount of people advertising on twitter since the pandemic started has increased substantially
I have a aftermarket radio in my car that is all touchscreen. I'd be lying if i said i haven almost rear ended folks in traffic trying to find the fucking mute button when commercials come on
a friend of mine (40s) has lived with his parents (70s) and they have cable tv. he has been living with them since his early 30s and he thinks he has it all figured out, because he DVRs his stories and then does that psychotic fast-forwarding thing where he stares at the TV, mechanic gripping the remote with his finger over the button while the screen flashes "random" images of giant flame-grilled burgers, corporate logos, movie stills, and sexy people holding products until the program interstitial appears and he clicks the button to go back to normal speed for Rick & Morty / South Park.
he fully believes he is now immune to advertising by engaging in this dystopian ritual. i told him there is a non-zero chance that he is more ensorcelled than ever.