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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by voz_ on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:01PM (#36537365)
I find that there are often useful ads which inform me about niche products or services that I would not otherwise have known about.

It’s a fine line.

A lot of ads are just shit though.

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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by mrguyorama on Friday June 30, 2023 @03:29PM (#36540852)
I have never seen an ad that was more valuable to me than when I go out looking for a product or service to solve a problem or ask a friend for advice. The shotgun affect of push advertising makes even those theoretically "useful" ads negative value, because they have to compete for my brain and attention with all the other ads, meaning they have to be just as optimized for manipulation.
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