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What was the last time you clicked on an ad? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by PsychrolutesMarcidus@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think as a child I got viruses from one of the ads, you know, the ones would put on the side of the site. We had to call in a guy, to clean parents' computer. I felt really guilty and never touched those ads again.

So Google's and Meta's main business are ads. And recently I felt confused. Do people click on ads? Don't these ads feel phishy to them?

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[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Each instance of an ad has to make a fraction of a penny, right? IDK who would pay anything more than that.

Raycon did finally get me today. I'm in the market for new earbuds. I was looking at consumer reviews and wondered why the buds I hear about ALL THE TIME from YouTubers weren't on any list I was reading. I did NOT click on a Raycon ad, but did a websearch to find their site and a pile of review sites directly.

Turns out they're low quality compared to similarly priced alternatives. Almost like they put a substantial amount of their money into content creator endorsements. Color me shocked.

😐 <--- my not-shocked face

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If you buy anything because a youtuber told you to, you're a fucking idiot. Every time I see a sponsorship a year later it's like "yeah you know that raid shadow legends shit? They're an online casino for kids also they fund IDF genocide" or something of equal caliber.

Like maybe 1 in 800 sponsorships are just upstarts trying to get their foot in the market, the rest are just outright scams or evil as fuck.