I stopped advertising and nothing happened

Re:I stopped advertising and nothing happened by nfriedly on Thursday April 07, 2022 @11:36AM (#30945909)

Yeah... I hate advertising for a few reasons, including aesthetics and warped incentives. But one of the big ones is that it works. It works on me. Even when I know I'm being manipulated, I can't entirely stop it.

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Re:I stopped advertising and nothing happened by tomrod on Thursday April 07, 2022 @01:09PM (#30947387)

Surely this is only occasional.

I recall precisely one ad that caught my eye. I did not buy the product, but I liked it. It was for a men's watch after discussing with my spouse how I might need a watch at some point (Facebook is creepy that way, almost certainly monitoring microphone at the time, if not continually).

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Re:I stopped advertising and nothing happened by nfriedly on Thursday April 07, 2022 @01:50PM (#30947986)

Well, I don't know about you specifically, but I think the average person is more affected by advertising than they realize.

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Re:I stopped advertising and nothing happened by tomrod on Thursday April 07, 2022 @02:18PM (#30948345)

So folks assert.

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