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Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It is pretty insane and depressing that pervasive, jaw-droppingly targeted ads have more or less been completely normalized with the vast majority of the population. I sometimes feel like I have a tin foil hat on when I try to educate people about it these days. Everyone just seems to mostly not care.

[–] loobkoob@kbin.social 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I installed uBlock for someone recently. They complained about all the empty space where the ads used to be. So I removed the empty space by blocking that element with uBlock, which increased the width of the main body of the website, and they then complained that the website was too wide...

Some people are beyond help.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

You’re way too patient. “Nothing I can do about it” would have been my answer to the first complaint.