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[-] cosecantphi@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My thoughts exactly when it comes to people who don't seem to mind advertising in general. They come in a couple varieties. On the one hand you have all the "i just tune out the ads" or the "im too smart to be influenced by marketing" types. The cope involved in these cases is sad more than anything else. On the other hand, you have the truly deranged who find advertisements useful. The kind of people who somehow appreciate trackers and spyware because it means they get advertisements "more relevant to their interests" as if that's a good thing. Those types fucking scare the shit out of me.

I have ads so thoroughly purged out of my life that it is legitimately fucking mind blowing to me whenever I visit someone who watches tv. Every single time I'm just repeatedly blindsided by the fact that this atrocity is the norm. They are bombarded with the same annoying-ass commercials every five to ten minutes continuously, 24/7. It's as if they have an IV setup pushing pure corporate propaganda straight into their veins. They can't watch a single episode of a tv show without incessantly being interrupted by a dozen car insurance ads per hour. Worse yet are the fucking prescription drug advertisements.

In a just world this type of shit would be thoroughly outlawed. Anyone involved in creating ads should be charged with crimes against humanity. They are doing actual mass brainwashing. There is no way sitting through this day in and day out doesn't cause significant psychological damage.

this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2023
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