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What kind of stupid take is this? I avoid ads because I find them annoying. It doesn’t supercharge the ones I can’t avoid.
Ads succeed when you "tune them out" so that they enter your unconscious mind, and then when you're thinking, "I'm hungry, what's for dinner," the product comes to mind.
The best defence against this kind of inception is to consciously think about the ad that's playing, and think, "I don't want <X>"
By using adblock, you reduce your exposure to ads, and reduce the number of times you need to consciously resist them.
Q's take is just wrong.
I use a vpn that builds in Adblock, and only stream ad free services. I see very few ads in general so when I am subjected to them it’s a visceral reaction. It makes me hate the product intensely. That seems to align with what you’re describing.
I also tend to overthink purchases and research them if there is not a suitable local option. I’m not just ordering the first thing that comes to mind, I’m picky.
It's two fold: ads are annoying, and they actually work to slowly make you less happy without the advertised product.
I am unhappy that the product exists in any way, regardless of my having it or not. The only thing that would make me desire the object more, is if it kills billionaires. Always tempting, those ones.
thats what they want you to believe
I’ve never seen a Taco Bell add and thought I was missing out. I’m not suddenly craving plastic looking food.
It just seemed like an observation to me. One that personally rings true.
I didn't read it as being pro-ad or anti-adblock. Just more of like, "have you noticed this?" type thing.
Was honestly surprised when I saw that so many people here are taking this to be some kind of anti ad blocker message. I just don't see it.