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.
Do you have a VPN you like? I’ve never seen a NordVPN advert, and have used their service for years. Then again I have an actively hostile attitude towards advertising; that is why I’m on FEDI.
Not the person you’re replying to, but Nord sponsors a lot of “entertainment” youtubers. If you watch those kinds of videos you’re inundated with their ads.
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.
This is why I don’t trust “privacy” [company] if they do any sort of ads. Especiall-
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Do you have a VPN you like? I’ve never seen a NordVPN advert, and have used their service for years. Then again I have an actively hostile attitude towards advertising; that is why I’m on FEDI.
Not the person you’re replying to, but Nord sponsors a lot of “entertainment” youtubers. If you watch those kinds of videos you’re inundated with their ads.
Mullvad is a solid choice.
Ironically for this context, I’ve seen billboards and even a bus decked out in Mullvad ads here! (Los Angeles) But I agree that they seem solid.