• meco03211@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I do chuckle whenever youtube shows an ad that can be skipped after 5 seconds and there’s absolutely nothing identifiable about the trash being hawked in those 5 seconds.

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      1 day ago

      Kind of thier own fault unless they bank souly on people not having a remote or whatever within reach

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      Honestly, ads would be tolerable or even pleasant if they were just a picture of the product and a few highlight points about it.

      And they used to be, until marketing people learned from nazis that they could use propaganda to sell more than making a rational case for their item’s value.

    • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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      Which is perfect, because I never want to see ads. Ever.

      Which is why when I watch YouTube… there are none. Ever. 😅

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      If you hit refresh right after the ad starts, you can start the actual video without watching the ad.

      This works really well when you get the bad luck of an unskippable one.