That’s an immediate uninstall.
relax, when the industry puts this into practice (not IF but WHEN) they will stick it very slowly in us until we get used to it and don’t even realize that we already accept it quietly without complaining
Unironically they’re basically already doing that by having ads longer than the skip button, as you trade off ignoring the ad for the full duration and paying attention when you’re intended video starts for paying attention waiting for the “Skip Ad” button.
Even just that short 5 seconds is enough for an ad to get embedded in your brain with enough repeated exposure.
Maybe it’s because I’m autistic but that has the opposite effect on me. If I see your ad enough to remember the product that just means I’m going to avoid that product like a fuckin plague.
You’re not immune to advertising and propaganda. Nobody is. Ads almost never work by directly making you think ‘i should buy this’. You’re even less immune to advertising and propaganda if you tell yourself you are, because that’ll make you less interested in working against it.
I’m definitely not immune but sometimes an ad is annoying enough I decide I’m done with that company for a few years at least.
I haven’t bought Burger King since they started running that annoying fucking whopper ad, literally what pushed me into finally installing uBlock
I wouldn’t say I think I’m immune simply that it generally works in the opposite direction.
Same. It’s a great way to get my hatred
Same. If I’m interested or looking for that product, I’ll do my research.
Just got a new pair of chukkas from a company I’ve never heard of (Thursday) based on research. Not ready to spend $500 for some boots, these were great quality at reasonable price for me.
At that point, retro gaming is where it’s at, or piracy, or board games, basically ANYTHING else is better than that.
Sadly it does feel we are very close to this… 😢
Be sure to stock up on verification cans
Have you had your Cuppliance?
Black Mirror
Which episode was this?
Think it’s Fifteen Million Merits
I’m not OP, but I’m guessing Fifteen Million Merits (S01E02)
I’ll quit using anything that does that.
It’s your government issued app, required to access services like hospitals and social security.
I’ll quite that government
Where you gonna go without your government issued passport?
Seriously? Seek political asylum eslewhere.
Not so seriously? Go SovCiv
I’ll put a bomb in my underwear
You know we have toilets for that, right?
But where’s the fun in that?
Watching the ceramic 'splode and water go everywhere. Endless entertainment for literally dozens of seconds!
Unabomber right?
No ads, no masters.
There’s never been a worthwhile server with unskippable or unblockable ads.
I don’t know if this is real but if it is, this method of forced watching something you are not interested in guarantees to create negative emotions towards that brand.
Yeah but the C suite is so far removed from reality they don’t know, or don’t care to know about it. It’s not like you have much of a choice anyhow. They’ve bought up the competition, drove out the mom and pop shops. Their mentality is “yeah, but what are you gonna do about it?”
Well why are they paying for ads if there’s no competition
Probably to burn money i guess
That’s how they get all of the Luigi’s.
Didn’t sony, or another tv maker, file a patent on that? Or did I eat an onionYes they did, someone pointed to the drawing I saw
Is it time to put googly eyes on my testicles again? Do I have permission?
You take them off?
Yes
I would just stop using whatever the service is. For as long as I can that is. Not long before our new dictatorship might force us to watch ads for crucial services.
The amount of times I’ve been watching youtube, it queueing up ads, and me just pressing the home button to switch to newpipe is immeasurable
Why arent you blocking ads?
I can’t live without adblock and unhook lol, but my phone seems too old and shitty to run the web version of youtube without draining battery.
Kenneth Lamar Noid proved that violence is an effective means of stopping advertisements
Nope. Any service that would ever do that is instantly a no-go. I’d stop using a smartphone before I’d put up with that.
Charge your phone ffs
The phone only draws a charge while you’re watching ads, so you’ll need to watch an hour per day to recharge.
That’s when I’d put my “smart” phone in the toaster and go dust off the Nokia 3310
Ya im not using ANY device that does this.
Next it’ll be the NoeyePhone, sold without the eye contact-tracking hardware.
