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[โ€“] Nonameuser678@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Are there people who genuinely enjoy ads?

Are there a nontrivial number of people who genuinely enjoy ads?

Maybe? My parents are boomers and they watch cable TV with ads. I've told them a few dozen times that they don't need to watch them, that they could mute them or watch elsewhere, but they don't care. My grandmother also watches the ads when she watches TV. Oh well...

[โ€“] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't mind ads on TV as they were pretty entertaining until it became the same ten ads played in a loop over the day. Pretty much put me off watching cable forever.

People watch the super bowl FOR THE ADS

[โ€“] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

My girlfriend does enjoy some ads. And she is very susceptible to them as well.