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[โ€“] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's usually other companies wanting you to buy their shit, not the site that the ads are shown on. That site "makes its living" by selling ad-space to these other companies.

I dislike ads just as much as the next person but I feel like this representation is disingenuine.

[โ€“] Sidhean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

If the screen had shouted "Buy this shit!" Would it have hit different? I had the same thought. I've seen a few sites that advertise their own wares and they are sketchy. I think the issue is that the site is still in charge of how much advertising they show. Usually, they're showing unrelated ads, but they're showing a lot of them.

I dislike ads just as much as the next person, and I'm just curious if I understand you properly.

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