Personally, I don’t mind ads. I like buying things and like seeing things I don’...

croes · on June 17, 2021

Do you like being tricked to buy things you don't need?

Ever heard of Edward Bernays?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays

paulcole · on June 17, 2021

Yeah, I don’t mind it. Realistically I need almost nothing but yet I buy a lot of things. Probably got “tricked” a few times but don’t particularly care.

nickik · on June 18, 2021

I don't mind intrusive adds. I can control myself and if it helps the side its fine.

However, popups or videos in front of yt, no thanks. As long as it doesn't waste my time or plays sound go ahead.

That said, I have it blocked anyway.

tomjen3 · on June 17, 2021

I too like to buy things, but interrupting me to offer me things I might like is really wasteful. Allow me to submit things I want to buy and then let companies suggest things based on that.

paulcole · on June 17, 2021

I don’t always know what I want to buy. Faster horses and all that…

tomjen3 · on June 17, 2021

True enough. I guess maybe the site could be made to let me share my current pain points?

dncornholio · on June 17, 2021

This is true.

But I don't like seeing the same ad over and over again. I don't like seeing ads of stuff that I've already bought and I especially don't like to watch a commercial for the thousandth time for a video I'm not sure even is worth watching.

I can agree that ads are not necessarily bad.