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Re:Only 17% of consumers believe personalized ads are ethica... by sethammons on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:19AM (#25111264)
We all have the ad that follows us. For years, mine is the forever spin top. I thought about having a nice top as a desk toy after seeing Inception (yes, that long ago). I checked out the tops, saw they came with a $70 price tag and noped out. I see these ads weekly if not daily.
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Re:Only 17% of consumers believe personalized ads are ethica... by hackerfromthefu on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:02AM (#25111694)
Not all of us mate, I don't actually recall any ads because I block them extensively .. through software online, through habits of avoiding tv etc, changing channels or muting radio ads, and then mentally tuning out anything that gets past that .. I love the peace of mind.

I'm an avid consumer but I believe my interests are best served by a pull model where I research the things I want to get best in class. Then anything that spends an excessive amount of effort on advertising is wasting their budget which could go toward a better product and lower prices! So that helps me avoid advertising driven products, as well as advertising. #winning :D

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