• @gibmiser
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    411 days ago

    I been on the internet since the 90s. I want to know what people are seeing. A commercial here or there keeps me in the loop about what is being pushed.

    1 hour unskippable ads tells me a lot about what is going on, unfortunately.

    • @[email protected]
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      1011 days ago

      I see where you’re coming from but meanwhile I’m here using crowd sourced addons to even skip embedded video sponsorships.

      • @gibmiser
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        210 days ago

        I want to know what’s going on in the world.And that includes knowing what advertisers are pushing down our throats.Political ADS ads for products, things like that.How they’re going about it.

        I care too much and it’s beginning a problem in my personal life

        • @[email protected]
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          210 days ago

          I don’t have a solution, but definitely find a way to care less. We only have so much time on this rock, so we might as well enjoy it.

        • @[email protected]
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          210 days ago

          There is already too much going on in the world and things trying to claim your attention. There are things we can’t control. Save your energy for that. Turn off web ads, use the uBlock Origin extension in your web browser. Try it for a week as a digital detox. If you really miss the ads you can always go back.

        • @raynethackery
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          210 days ago

          Just do that once in a while. You don’t need to subject yourself to ads every time you watch YouTube. I would say, once a week do a watch session without an ad blocker if you want to be in the loop.