• minibyte@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    A very large chunk of what people consume these days is effectively already ads

    That’s what grinds my gears. I understand ads pay bills, but showing multiple ads before a trailer for a video game or movie is excessive.

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        10 months ago

        Most ads are about brand recognition and not so much about trying to sell a specific product. Even if you think an ad is stupid, if you still can remember the brand then the ad worked.

    • bitwolf@lemmy.one
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      10 months ago

      I find it extremely funny that YouTube serving ads also strains the same video infrastructure they’re trying to increase revenue on.