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[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

need ads for the combination taco bell and urgent care

[–] Gorillatactics@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I was a big brand I would try to ban 95% of ads. My brands reputation is getting tarnished by sharing a space with ads about mobile games.

[–] stink@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

My friends share the most heinous youtube ads we get with each other. Some of them are just straight up porn, on youtube.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

isn't that what movies are for?

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's like that PSA where you think it's going to be about granola bars, but then the mom slips on a toy car and falls into a glass table and you find out it's really about home safety

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surprise is key to memory retention, there could be a series of this "Person advertising product A dies horribly due to lack of product B". Every add starts the same so you are eager to find out how they gonna die

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

I like it

Really get in on making every living moment an exercise in abject terror

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the toy car is Hotwheels ^TM^

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 1 month ago

Subplot A and subplot B of the ad. Mmm, just like classic Trek.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

:kelly: Addvertisement

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Two whole ads in the 30-45 seconds they get nowadays is simply too stimulating for the human brain. People's heads would explode. For more information, consult the documentary 20 Minutes Into The Future.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

They already do this lol

[–] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Didn't tide do that for a super bowl?

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Why don't the ad agencies addle you by adjusting each ad to have additional ads?