Nifty idea and a noble action, but it still supports advertisements
What we need is an ad blocker that replaces all ads with turtles
Use a shell script.
Oh like the upside-down-ternet
I think Tumblr did a good job with this when they created the “Blaze” thing. For like $15, you can “blaze” a post, which will put that post in an ad slot for like 100 people, and you can pay more to show it to more people. This basically allows Tumblr to run with reduced dependency on actual ads while allowing people to force whatever garbage post they want into a random selection of users’ feeds. The real kicker, though, is that you get no say in who your post is shown to - no demographics and Tumblr has no algorithm, so it’s entirely random - and you can blaze other people’s posts. It’s like a chaotic evil version of c/CuratedTumblr or c/MicroblogMemes and very much in the spirit of Tumblr’s userbase.
It’s very silly, I enjoy it, as an occasional tourist to Tumblr
since Lemmy doesn’t have ads, I forced my instance host to save this file instead. Enjoy this cool photo of a
salamandernewt. Peace.
(actually I might be a newt. I have no idea)Alpine newt
what’d you just call me?!?! 😡👊
salamandernewtit’s okay, newts are salamanders
paying ad middleman and platform dumb move
Install adblocker, preferably ublock origin because it’s the gold standard.
(Preaching to the choir)
☝️🤓
I bought an ad on a podcast to tell people I had nothing to sell and how much I hate ads. They were running a discount. I wouldn’t have paid full price, but it amused me to do it at the discounted rate.
How much was it?
I think it was $150. Here’s the copy:
Hello Listeners! This is not an ad. Grumpy Old Geeks are selling ads at a discount, so I bought this slot. I have no product or service to sell. I hate ads. Don't you hate ads? I just saved you from having to hear or skip an ad! You're welcome! If you aren't running an ad-blocker in your browser… what's wrong with you?! If you aren't subscribed to GoG to avoid ads via the private feed… that's your call. But I'll never hear this because my stream is ad-free. I never thought I'd pay for marketing, but this seemed like a fun idea. Also, check out the fediverse. Deliveroo, Fuckers! Love, Your pal, another listener.Nice. For 150 I could consider it… Until my wife would give me the eye.
This episode is sponsored by some_guy, some_guy doesn’t have anything to sell they just want you all to know how much ads suck. And sponsored by Lockheed Martin, fuck the poor, especially if they’re brown, Lockheed Martin.
gigachAD
I’ve always wanted to run a TV ad that was completely silent with a static image that says
“This moment of quiet brought to you by Bryg Philomena.”
Fucking TV ads are too loud.
