#ad

[stomata@procial.tchncs.de]

@koratex@urusai.social @ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt are there ads?

[kayohtie@blimps.xyz]

@ShadowJonathan Every so often when I'm driving I'm too distracted by the driving to start skipping the ads for whatever podcast I'm listening to, and then I'll pay attention again and go "Why the fuck am I listening to these?" And promptly finish skipping through almost with a sense of shame for not paying enough attention to do so x3

[flammableengineering@app.wafrn.net]

As a hacker I will employ any and all means to avoid seeing advertisements at all. I go as far as writing user scripts to block website elements that advertise AI features of the same site.

[f3715h@rubber.social]

@ShadowJonathan YES!

[melioristicmarie@tech.lgbt]

@flammableengineering
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doing the lord's work.

@ShadowJonathan

[cadeybunny@mstdn.games]

@ShadowJonathan Why yes, I do use adblock and am proud of it.
I don't actually use sponsor block because some youtubers are actually kind of tactful. but, those are few and far between, and I drop any channel that takes sponsors and just does straight ad reads.

[natsura@catgirl.center]

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt ...and this is HOW advertisers ended up deciding to learn how to BEAM ADS straight into our DREAMS!! (Futurama reference btw)... they hated how we would try to make their jobs impossible, and good luck avoiding an ad in your dreams

[claireh@blahaj.zone]

@ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt uBlock Origin my beloved ️

[stereo4x4@techhub.social]

@ShadowJonathan @Natsura ...but an ad is basically "Here is a product/service that is not competitive by itself. It only works because we tell people to buy it"

Btw. the best handymen are the ones with the worst looking cars that can afford to get gigs just by personal refferal.

[anotherjen@mindly.social]

@ShadowJonathan I've never understood why people who are given the choice tell Google to schlurp up more info so the company can present "better-targeted" advertisements. If I have to endure ads, I want them to be for things I have no interest in whatsoever.