I hope that YouTube, Instagram, and Pandora notice that I close their app every time I see a gambling ad
this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2025
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Yup, right this here
I'm extremely hostile to ads, always have been
I'm arring my ways over the seas because it's impossible to watch videos normally without ads, even when paying. Even Netflix every now and then manages to annoy the fuck out of me even while paying.
I do not want to watch what you want me to watch
I do not want to know about your bullshit products
I invest actual money and time into actively avoiding any and all ads, and happily do so
Fuck marketing, it should be prohibited
No ads in my life except when i go into town. Difficult to block IRL ads... Yet
São Paulo in Brazil made advertisement on public streets illegal, and banned most types of banners, restricted the amount of logos etc to greatly improve the visual experience of the city. It's definitely much better now than it ever was.
Now they just gotta take care of the pollution, increasingly vulnerable homeless population and neglected poor areas and then it would be paradise.
I was talking about this with my wife the other day. I just can't understand how people are as OK with ads as they are.
I was talking to my girlfriend about this recently too. I forget where I first heard it, but someone said, “You have a right to your private mind. Persuasive ads are junk,” and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Persuasive advertising is absolute junk!
I've been using this HOSTS file for over two decades to prevent ads.
HOSTS + Ublock Origin + Privacy Badger 🤌
Pi-hole basically does that for me (or mullvad vpn)
Let me add to your rant with an additional pet peeve of mine: Usually when people rant about the advertising some smug assholes in the comment sections say "You think you are immune but it works on you, otherwise they wouldn't spend millions on it".
When did money become the sole metric with which we judge the merit of ideas? Did the billionaire who died in the titan submersible incident not shut up the crowd making such an argument?
I don't understand what your argument is. As far as advertisers are concerned, money is indeed the end goal and ultimate metric of success. So if advertising leads to more money, that is success as far as they are concerned. The philosophical outlook of the consumer does not pertain to this argument. But I think I'm misunderstanding your point so perhaps you could clarify?
Near as I can tell, they are not so much advancing an argument as using this opportunity to complain about a tangentially related phenomenon. The point seems muddled since the efficacy of advertising wasn't ever in question, but, basically, they're just saying it grinds their gears when someone points out that advertising works as a justification for its existence. They believe that there are metrics to consider which aren't "did the ad generate a sale".
Could be I got that wrong, but I think that's the gist of what they were saying. I, too, am a little confused, since no one seemed to be doubting ads work, despite consumer hostility, but, in their defense, they did declare up-front that they wanted to piggyback on this topic to address a pet peeve of theirs, so it's not like we weren't informed of their intent.
Most billionaires have certain skills but for the rest are unfettered idiots. The titan guy got exactly what he asked for.
The entire concept of a billionaire should be prohibited. Nobody should be able to have more than, say, 10 million dollars. Put a hard cap on that, any income above that goes to taxes. Fuck the rich
Also something being ineffective doesn't mean people stop doing it, like homeopathy.
Well it also doesn't need to work on everybody. Does a net need to catch ever fish in the sea for a fisherman to make a living? Obviously some people can be and are immune to it.
Advertising doesn't work on me because I hate shopping, so I have my wife spend the discretionary income. I am sure it works on her though.
I swear when I mute the ads on YouTube, the skip button shows up faster. But probably just my brain playing tricks on me.
You need unlock origin on Firefox on PC and android, also newpipe app on android, no ads there
I remember going on a date with a girl that was majoring in marketing. She was really sold to the idea that marketing is "essential for everything! It's everywhere!" - I understood her point that even factually correct information needs to be "properly marketed", especially nowadays, but come the fuck on, the entire industry built itself around shady manipulation and dirty psychological tricks
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And I am actively avoiding products and companies based on their advertising.
When I see an advertisement, I intentionally do not purchase the product
Advertising still affects you even if you're trying to will it away. Example: Years later, you've forgotten the ad but you're in a store and recognize the brand from the ad, and so you select that product over the competition. The only reliable way to avoid being affected is not to view the ad to begin with.
This assumes that I would select a product based on brand recognition. I do not. I generally select food products based on ingredients and price per unit. And I use similar metrics like materials and build quality for non-food items. Advertising only works if you don't put any active thought into your purchasing.
But if you have to choose from two clothing brands that have similar quality you will be more likely to choose the one you have seen in an ad. Even if you are only 10% more likely to do that (arbitrary number) multiply it by thousands of people and it’s worth it for the company.
That’s why ad companies are trying to get as much data as possible on everyone. They know that showing you random products won’t work.
I'm not talking about never buying the product again. Just about consciously not buying it for a certain period of time. Avoiding advertising is also pretty much impossible even with blockers
I'm still waiting for a startup to sell a bed that advertises to you in your sleep.
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