• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I see it as an attempt at manipulation and I do as much as possible to get as much of it out of my life as I can. If a gas station plays ads while I fuel at the pump I will look away. If it plays sound this station is dead to me and go to another one.

    The worst is that it is a blatant tax on everyone. Not just for being annoying eyesores, but in the value of the products we buy. When a company spends millions of dollars in advertising to make their $400 product look like it should be worth $800, it is the consumer who foots the bill and then some.

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      This is why I don’t trust “privacy” [company] if they do any sort of ads. Especiall-

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