Comment on Mullvad's ads are good
Klear@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoNah, the reason ads are bad is because they poison your mind down to the unconscious parts. It doesn’t matter if the company behind it is moral or not, it’s still memetic pollution.
Comment on Mullvad's ads are good
Klear@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoNah, the reason ads are bad is because they poison your mind down to the unconscious parts. It doesn’t matter if the company behind it is moral or not, it’s still memetic pollution.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
How would anyone be informed of something existing without telling people the product exists
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I agree that ads can help people be aware of a product’s existence, but I believe, especially at this stage when I am tired of being spoonfed, that a more organic way is preferable. For example - forums, product reviews (REAL ones ofc), product storefronts including online marketplaces…
When someone needs something, they can go looking for it. A door that grates on a frame for example, may be talked about on a forum, which discusses the products others have found to help. In this case a mouse(shaped) sander. The person can then follow breadcrumbs to the most convenient store that sells it.
This is actually the way I find most things I need. The vast majority of products shown to me, passively on various items in the streets or in video format, are useless to me. I first learned about VPNs when I looked for a solution to a website article having an error page stating that it cannot be viewed in my country.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
that would be valid if ads were just “hello here is our product”, which they almost never are.