I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[–] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've actually come to appreciate commercials after cutting Netflix. It's a set time for me to take a little break, and it's out of my hands. (I mute it too, of course.) Otherwise I could just keep watching on and on without a break, and that's not really very good for you.

I have no will power.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

To each their own, I guess. They know you're putting it on mute, by the way. That's why they try to make it as eye-catching as possible.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Appreciating commercials because you have no willpower sounds... fraught, at best.