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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Probably because unlike paying for the service, we don't feel how it takes our money from us.

A psychological trick that works so great that it made a lot of services exist in the first place like the whole of YouTube. And now we're kinda addicted to those too.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. I hate when things say FREE!* (*With Ads), because you ARE paying for it. With your PRECIOUS TIME

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With your PRECIOUS TIME

That's the least of it! What's worse is that you're paying with your MENTAL HEALTH, because by their nature, ads are designed to make you feel like something is wrong with your life (and that buying the product can fix it).

https://hbr.org/2020/01/advertising-makes-us-unhappy

https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/adding-to-the-problem-advertising-and-mental-health/

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/advertisings-toxic-effect-on-eating-and-body-image/

https://adfreecities.org.uk/what-we-do/advertising-mental-health/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Thank you! I was always morally opposed to ads. Glad to have another great reason to shun them

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

My time is basically worthless when I'm watching YouTube