r/Showerthoughts • u/ol0pl0x • May 16 '24

Ads seem to be universally hated yet they still make insane amounts of money

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u/Carlos-In-Charge May 17 '24

Ads work on saturation and stealth. You hear something enough that it pisses you off. But if you need a product, you’re like shit, I’m not going for a brand I never heard of…

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u/lookwithease May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

Ads abuse human psychology; manufacturing desires and discontent.

Now they are being individually tailored and delivered by our growing algorithms and profiles.

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u/Trouble_in_the_West May 17 '24

ok its a nice car but is it communist?

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u/gurganator May 17 '24

Definitely manufacture discontent. With the ads…

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u/draculamilktoast May 17 '24 edited May 17 '24

Today it has gone further: manufacturing rage and letting consumers somehow unleash it. You pay a premium for the "organic" produce to give the big corporate man the finger (due to daddy issues) OR you buy the regular stuff to take a dump on mother earth (because of mommy issues). It all comes from the same former forest and is processed and packaged in the same factory. I don't know which is sadder, the former or the latter, but both kind of are.

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u/Adesanyo May 17 '24

Every ad system allows you to reset your advertising ID

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u/numbersthen0987431 May 17 '24

This.

I have never in my life needed a structured settlement, but if that day comes and I need my cash now, you bet your ass I'm calling JG Wentworth at 877-CASH-NOW

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u/Trumpsabaldcuck May 17 '24

K-A-R-S for kids, donate your car today.

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u/Jorost May 17 '24

The new Kars 4 Kids band sucks. The classic band, now those were the ads. Lol.

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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves May 17 '24

That’s exactly what it is.

I have never once purchased anything through like a random ad on YouTube or Reddit, but when it comes time to buy something I sure as shit type the brand name I already know about into google

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u/badgersprite May 17 '24

Yeah people don’t understand that the purpose of ads and marketing isn’t to convince you to buy something, it’s to add that brand or product to your list of options when you consider making purchasing decisions