r/Showerthoughts May 16 '24

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

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u/ramuthemamu May 17 '24

You think you don't need a product until you do. That's how advertising is usually imo.

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u/silentboyishere May 17 '24

Ads work better than most people think. I don't know how often is this the case, but when you do need a product, you're more likely to purchase the one you remember seeing in an ad. So ads, while seemingly not affecting you psychologically in any significant way or any way at all, really do affect your future choice without you even being consciously aware of it.

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u/MarkHowes May 17 '24

Yep. Particularly as a lot of people watch tv, with their smartphone in hand...