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0 pointsjbigelow7610y ago0 comments

    >I don't like ads at all (99.9% of the time not their target)

That seems dubious unless you spend all your time browsing sites you have no interest in. If I spent all day browsing ad-supported sites about antique Czechoslovakian sewing thimbles, then yeah, I'll buy your argument (no pun intended), but the sites I view show ads that fit expected areas of interest for my demographic.

Just because you don't ever act on ads doesn't mean you aren't still a target.

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agumonkey10y ago

Then enjoy your doubting. Even on the geekiest websites I don't click on ads, I barely even see them; except when they slow down loading and rendering, Then I go mean in and pass it through printfriendly.com. And for other products well meh, I'm not a "consumer", and few ads will ever make me believe any product is really that valuable to me. I have soap and water thank you.

jbigelow76OP10y ago

I wasn't implying that I was dubious that you aren't interested in whatever is being advertised (though I see how it reads that way now). I was dubious that you aren't still a target no matter how futile the effort. If I throw a water balloon at you but don't hit you it doesn't mean you aren't the target.

agumonkey10y ago

Aight, I thought target meant clicking regularly or at least thinking about the product or brand shown.

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0 pointsjbigelow7610y ago0 comments

    >I don't like ads at all (99.9% of the time not their target)

Just because you don't ever act on ads doesn't mean you aren't still a target.

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agumonkey10y ago

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agumonkey10y ago

Aight, I thought target meant clicking regularly or at least thinking about the product or brand shown.

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