Comment on I mean, that's literally the opposite of what I want

• Mr_Blott@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I occasionally buy tools, and damn right I research them until I know they’re “buy it for life” quality

  Then I spend the next few weeks getting bombarded by ads for a tool I will never ever buy

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• Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Could you imagine the carnage in tech stocks if corporations realized ads are dogshit?

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• Rooty@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  When I watched youtube on my phone, logged into my google profile, I got generic TV ads for women’s hair care products.

  I am a bald man.

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• Uruanna@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s targeting what they want to sell you depending on what target group you are, it’s never been what might actually interest you personally.

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  • CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I worked in advertising for over 10 years before a career change. I saw how much money was wasted on programmatic digital advertising. I’d recommend checking out the book, The Subprime Attention Crisis

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The only time I ever click on an ad for anything is because I want to see exactly how much they are charging for whatever clearly ridiculous thing they’re advertising. Meaning I was never planning on buying it. Thankfully, that is rare.

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