: who watches and consumes because of ads? why are they still a ‘thing’? as “everyone” seems to hate them and looks for ways to not see them, but ads are increasing and added to everything.

Question

how and why are ads so effective?

ads are increasing by an alarming amount and being stuffed literally eveywhere and in everything?!

and i dont know a single person that watches them or ever purchased anything because of them, not even the moest gullible people thet where scamed with all sorts of bullshit

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Answer 1

You hate the add because it’s obtrusive. Most of the time tho, you couldn’t care less about who specifically paid to interrupt you, so it’s not like they harm the brand much; You’re mad at YouTube for introducing double adds, but you don’t really care who’s ads they are. At worst, you remember the brand as a thorn-in-the-side

But, if I’m hungry and don’t have time to cook, even if I don’t like the things McDonalds & BurgerKing stand for, my hunger is worth to me more than than what Ronald does with the $5 he takes for my chicken sandwich.

However, the only reason they get my money is because I know that they’re an option. The Thai mom-and-pop shop down the block? I can’t consider buying from them for the sole reason that I don’t know they exist. That’s the power of ads.

TLDR: Ads aren’t about you liking the brand, as much as they are getting word out. It’s better to annoy people so they know that you exist than it is to leave people alone and not to know about you