You know, if ads actually worked, I wouldn’t mind them. We have AAAAALL this tech to try to find the exact thing I might want to buy, and they still can’t do it. If the ads in my feed were 100% things I would buy, I wouldn’t actually mind them because it’s things I like and either have bought or would want to buy. Instead, I hate ads because it’s all things I don’t and never would buy!
When I was growing up watching Cartoon Network, obviously there were ads, and those ads actually were suited to me, because I was a child watching children’s programming. When they advertised a toy, I saw it and I thought “Ooh I want that!”; I didn’t always get it, but I definitely wanted it. That was in the late 90s, with 1000x less information on me personally than they have now.
Ads do work. We have this whole surveillance dystopia to track how people behave online and the data shows that it is profitable to show them ads. All those eCommerce companies know how many sales they got via ads and yes, that’s profitable. It is the reason why there are so many ads.
The purpose of advertising isn’t always to sell you something you need or want. A lot of the time, it’s to build a desire for something you don’t. This is why it comes off as invasive and uncanny: it’s all that unsolicited, undsesired content that gets you.
Advertising exists because there’s a demand for it from businesses. There’s never going to be a 1:1 match of advertisements to customers. It’s its own market, and, often, as a consumer, you will be served ads that don’t make sense to you because someone is making money.
Ads do work. When I mention ad blockers people who dont use them say “The ads in my feed are things I would buy”. I dont care if the ads are exactly what I want to buy, I dont think they pay the site enough to warrent wasting my time and ruining the experience of what im actually trying to interact with. 50s ad on youtube isnt even paying out a cent. Thats stupid.
You know, if ads actually worked, I wouldn’t mind them. We have AAAAALL this tech to try to find the exact thing I might want to buy, and they still can’t do it. If the ads in my feed were 100% things I would buy, I wouldn’t actually mind them because it’s things I like and either have bought or would want to buy. Instead, I hate ads because it’s all things I don’t and never would buy!
When I was growing up watching Cartoon Network, obviously there were ads, and those ads actually were suited to me, because I was a child watching children’s programming. When they advertised a toy, I saw it and I thought “Ooh I want that!”; I didn’t always get it, but I definitely wanted it. That was in the late 90s, with 1000x less information on me personally than they have now.
Ads do work. We have this whole surveillance dystopia to track how people behave online and the data shows that it is profitable to show them ads. All those eCommerce companies know how many sales they got via ads and yes, that’s profitable. It is the reason why there are so many ads.
The purpose of advertising isn’t always to sell you something you need or want. A lot of the time, it’s to build a desire for something you don’t. This is why it comes off as invasive and uncanny: it’s all that unsolicited, undsesired content that gets you.
Advertising exists because there’s a demand for it from businesses. There’s never going to be a 1:1 match of advertisements to customers. It’s its own market, and, often, as a consumer, you will be served ads that don’t make sense to you because someone is making money.
Ads do work. When I mention ad blockers people who dont use them say “The ads in my feed are things I would buy”. I dont care if the ads are exactly what I want to buy, I dont think they pay the site enough to warrent wasting my time and ruining the experience of what im actually trying to interact with. 50s ad on youtube isnt even paying out a cent. Thats stupid.