• technologicalcaveman@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Advertisements work opposite for me. If I see an ad, I hate the company. I adamantly will only choose materials based on personal research and the suggestions of my peers. Any suggestion by a corporate entity or otherwise paid method will only serve to brew hate. Beyond that, I will go to just about any means to get rid of ads. I often refuse to deal with a company if their ads show up when I don’t want them to, or if their ad annoys me. There is no good ad.

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      1 year ago

      only choose materials based on personal research and the suggestions of my peers.

      And how do you know what to choose from? Ads.

      You may not like it but advertisements work on you. They just need to be more subtle. You are fooling yourself if you think you are immune.

      • STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        true that google search is littered with ads. But savvy consumers know how to do research while avoiding sponsored content and finding unbiased specs and reviews.

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      1 year ago

      Same. It’s very weird I guess. Ads just make me dislike a brand for trying so hard, or not trying hard enough. Also mainstream stuff tends to irk me the wrong way