if they outright forced us to stop day one there’d be outrage, so they instead ease us in. first a popup, then a timed popup, slowly leading to their actual goal but without the risk of an initial outrage. i know this is an extreme comparison but we’re like lambs to a slaughter
CriticalRole’s Sam Riegel also does amazingly hilarious ad reads that have me bowled over laughing most of the time.
There’s definitely ways to make ads more bearable without forcing them on users.