> Do you remember two advertisements you saw today?
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I absolutely despise advertising. The only advertisements I ever remember are due to hating them more then the others for some reason- like being even more aggressive and in my face. There has to be some tipping point where advertising does more harm for the advertisers then good.
I'm with you, but we are most definitely the minority. The vast majority doesn't mind them.
I used to not mind them, feel like people were just supporting their sites, etc., but I was eventually pushed over the edge, lost it, and stopped using apps with ads I couldn't block, and started using uBO everywhere.
(And stopped reading news because it's almost as bad for you as advertising.)
So let's just call it my inability to see ads without feeling angry, and so I need a "psychological exemption". :)
Since I'm just one of a few out there who does this, I figure content creators will survive.
(I, too, am a content creator, but I distribute mine for free without ads. I make money with my day job.)
Author of article here - this is quite interesting. I also despise advertising (which is why I'm now a developer..) and I think everyone hates advertising that is just badly targeted (does not interest you). And that is most of advertising - but if they find a person who has the problem their product can solve, then the ad is welcomed!
In my experience, many of us on HN have just disallowed FB & Google to really hone in on our needs and likes (ad blockers, disallowing cookies etc) so we see crap ads all the time. But many people I know don't do that, hence their ads are really about stuff they want to see and they don't mind the ads as much.
As an example, I now see many ads about new video games and new fine dining restaurants in my city. And I love that (compared to the other crap I often get). Because it lets me stay updated on new games and gives me inspiration on what I can cook.
So again, all ads are bad ads for everyone until they actually resonate with you - you might just haven't had one of those yet!
That being said I don't mind a well targeted technical advertisement e.g. trade magazines, new electronic components, and so on.
On a less passive level the company my dad used to work for basically made a living selling marketing lists of people who they'd confirmed (via voice) were genuinely looking for (say) new solar panels.
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I absolutely despise advertising. The only advertisements I ever remember are due to hating them more then the others for some reason- like being even more aggressive and in my face. There has to be some tipping point where advertising does more harm for the advertisers then good.