I had some family members staying with us a few nights. I “warned” them, that my WiFi is using a PiHole and should block (some) ads. Just as a heads up if e.g. an app or a website would act up so that they could report that to me.
They asked me, why anyone would want to block useful ads…
People like to be shown relevant products to their interests to facilitate consumption of products. Seriously, these people exist and have told me such.
I mean I get it in principle, but that’s not how ads work. And those products that might seem relevant are either cheap crap or induce a artificial desire to own.
I use YouTube sometimes with the kids I work with. For like a solid week in November, every single ad was for the new Furby. I mute ads when I can and skip them as soon as the option becomes available, but the ads made me cringe (the new one looks freaky. It’s long. Like the original wasn’t nightmare-inducing enough.)
I was worried the ad would influence the kid. But thankfully, he showed no interest in it when asked what he wanted for Christmas. In fact when the ads started getting replaced, he made some comment about Furby going bye-bye.
It also helps that he looks up to me, and at some point months ago I started saying, “Boo, ads” whenever they came up. Now he thinks it’s funny to boo at commercials. It makes me smile. :)
“Why would anyone want to block ads? I will answer that, but first I’m going to tell you about why reverse polish notation is a neat idea for calculators, sorry you can’t skip this part, it’s only 5 minutes for the first part and then I will talk about Cory Doctorows new book for a few minutes, then I will answer.”
I offer setting up adblocking to friends and they’re like no im alright thanks WTF.
I had some family members staying with us a few nights. I “warned” them, that my WiFi is using a PiHole and should block (some) ads. Just as a heads up if e.g. an app or a website would act up so that they could report that to me.
They asked me, why anyone would want to block useful ads…
What are useful ads? People really weird me out.
People like to be shown relevant products to their interests to facilitate consumption of products. Seriously, these people exist and have told me such.
I mean I get it in principle, but that’s not how ads work. And those products that might seem relevant are either cheap crap or induce a artificial desire to own.
“How will I know what I want if I don’t see ads?”
the conversions I’ve had would drive a lesser man insane.
I have a nephew that when asked what he wanted for Christmas one year replied, “I don’t know, I’ll have ro watch some commercials first”
I use YouTube sometimes with the kids I work with. For like a solid week in November, every single ad was for the new Furby. I mute ads when I can and skip them as soon as the option becomes available, but the ads made me cringe (the new one looks freaky. It’s long. Like the original wasn’t nightmare-inducing enough.)
I was worried the ad would influence the kid. But thankfully, he showed no interest in it when asked what he wanted for Christmas. In fact when the ads started getting replaced, he made some comment about Furby going bye-bye.
It also helps that he looks up to me, and at some point months ago I started saying, “Boo, ads” whenever they came up. Now he thinks it’s funny to boo at commercials. It makes me smile. :)
Good job! I gotta keep this in mind for hanging with kids.
the conversations you’ve had would drive a lesser man to also buy said products
If you don’t know you need it, do you really need it?
get a new family omg haha
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People be morons
I remember when adblock was released and you had to manually block ads.
I took great joy in going to ad heavy pages and blocking all ads manually, it was very cathartic.
We are living in Idiocracy.
In some ways, you could say we’re on a worse trajectory, because the movie didn’t account for Dunning-Kruger effect
But it’s got
electrolytesads!“Why would anyone want to block ads? I will answer that, but first I’m going to tell you about why reverse polish notation is a neat idea for calculators, sorry you can’t skip this part, it’s only 5 minutes for the first part and then I will talk about Cory Doctorows new book for a few minutes, then I will answer.”
Wtf? I’d sooner believe in the Tooth Fairy than the existence of a useful ad.
“Useful” ads?
Awww… So cute.
Holy shit that’s full on glue dunce mode.
It’s like they don’t realize time is finite
…While visions of Tide Pods danced in their heads…
I don’t offer. If I have a minute with a computer alone, adblock is going in there.
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