I’m the opposite. I consider ads from a more sociological perspective. I’m interested to know what appeals to other demographics.
But since I do watch sports I get a lot of gambling ads. I think gambling is just a tax on people that don’t understand math, and the gambling industry are the biggest scumbags around. So those ads are wasted on me. But I’d rather they show them to me than someone that might be influenced by them. And damn are they insanely manipulative, they try really hard to normalize gambling addiction. Bored at a wedding? Take out your phone and do some gambling! Heard your microwave beep? Good time to do some gambling!
Oh yeah, gambling ads are the worst. That’s like a whole other can of worms. I feel the same way about them, predatory and exploitative. They shouldn’t really be allowed anywhere. But I feel the same way about ads for casinos, day trading websites, Bitcoin, predictive markets, state lotteries, managed stock market funds, short term loans, multilevel marketing schemes, etc. The all prey on the same ignorance and insecurities.
I’m the opposite. I consider ads from a more sociological perspective. I’m interested to know what appeals to other demographics.
But since I do watch sports I get a lot of gambling ads. I think gambling is just a tax on people that don’t understand math, and the gambling industry are the biggest scumbags around. So those ads are wasted on me. But I’d rather they show them to me than someone that might be influenced by them. And damn are they insanely manipulative, they try really hard to normalize gambling addiction. Bored at a wedding? Take out your phone and do some gambling! Heard your microwave beep? Good time to do some gambling!
Oh yeah, gambling ads are the worst. That’s like a whole other can of worms. I feel the same way about them, predatory and exploitative. They shouldn’t really be allowed anywhere. But I feel the same way about ads for casinos, day trading websites, Bitcoin, predictive markets, state lotteries, managed stock market funds, short term loans, multilevel marketing schemes, etc. The all prey on the same ignorance and insecurities.