Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy

Re:Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy by jadenpeterson on Sunday January 18, 2026 @10:42AM (#46668694)

I can't be the only person completely unconcerned about this state of affairs. They're ads. This is the most straightforward incentive structure in the world - they are paid to supply ads on behalf of other companies, and we consume those ads and are, in turn, provided with their product. I don't know why it is, but people are incapable of evaluating this exchange objectively - there's something inherently detestable about advertisement to the human mind. This is a perfectly reasonable exchange.

Besides, if it wasn't for ads, I never would've found out about Zyns, and now I can't stop buying them.

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Re:Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy by herpdyderp on Sunday January 18, 2026 @10:46AM (#46668726)

Ads feel good when they’re for something we’re actively in need of. But they usually aren’t, and they are also often scammy or scummy. I bet we’d feel a lot different about ads if these things changed.

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Re:Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy by hasbot on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:11PM (#46670409)

Is this an ad for Zyns (whatever that is; I refuse to do a web search to find out)?

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Re:Predicting OpenAI's ad strategy by jadenpeterson on Sunday January 18, 2026 @04:53PM (#46672524)

No LOL. Zyns are nicotine pouches you insert into your gums for a gradual release of nicotine. They're powerful. Unfortunately, I went from using 3mg Zyns to 6mg Zyns, and had to sit in front of my bathroom sink, fighting the urge to retch. Be careful with them, but they're a good way to ramp up to cigarette smoking

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