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That's why I block all marketing. Can't repeat anything if the message doesn't even reach me.

This sort of mindhacking really should be illegal. I know that won't ever happen though. This is a problem that can only be solved via technology. One day someone will invent sensorial filters for eyes and ears that will just block all this bullshit. Their return on investment will tend toward zero and they'll stop.



How do you block "all marketing"?

Do you have AR goggles that black out billboards on the side of the road? Signs inside of stores? Rounds .99 prices to the higher dollar? Headphones that drown out in-store music?

Do you somehow automatically detect and block sponsored content? Ads on podcasts that are spoken by the hosts themselves?

If you believe you've blocked "all marketing", you're the biggest mark I've ever met. It means you're unaware of the vast array of ways marketers reach you every single day.

There's no ad blocker in the world capable of blocking "all marketing". That's just an absurd statement.


Yeah, my ADHD actually does most of that for me. I literally do not remember 95% of the billboards I've been exposed to today. Never read any words.




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