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Hulu quizzing about the ads played (lemmy.world)

submitted 20 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago

"Our'research has determined that we can fill up to 90% of the visual field with advertisements before inducing seizures!"

Corporations all genuinely want to be that guy so fucking bad, just because they think that if they do become him, they might actually starry to finally feel something... anything. Or they think if they become that guy their father might say "I love you " for the first time or some other sad "this is why I'm a serial killer" shit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 hours ago

Dropped Hulu so very long ago.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 hours ago

Does it delete random pieces of your data if you give it a wrong answer?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Why would anyone put up with the attack that is advertising? If it requires you to watch ads, it's not worth it. You wouldn't sit through a free movie if it meant a stranger showing up every few minutes and offering to let you rim them, (it's not that no one wants what their offering, it's that they don't care whether you're interested or not. They're still going to show you their asshole) why would you allow a similar violation of your mind?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 24 minutes ago

a free movie

That’s the point. The movie isn’t free. You pay for the admission by rimming that guy. If you don’t want to do that, go to a different cinema and pay with money.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 7 hours ago

Please drink the verification can

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Hulu does this thing sometimes where you can choose which ad you want if two videos. Usually there is a timer to pick a default for you. I don't see a timer on the screen, but I'm still wondering if Lexus is using that feature for this ad. Did it not progress until you selected something?

[–] [email protected] 79 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

I would immediately cancel any service that does that.

I actively avoid advertising. I've cancelled Amazon prime now it has advertising.

I got Sky's Internet TV here in the UK - a supposedly premium service yet the first VOD demand show I streamed I found it had adverts and you had to pay more to be able to fast forward through them. I immediately cancelled.

These companies are greedy as fuck, and driven by the stupidity of always trying to be "growing" to grow their share prices. That just means always trying to save money and take more money from their customers. Enshittification is a result of the stupidity of the stock markets.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I was on Amazon Prime for years.

Then in the space of one year they decided that listening to an album in order was now a "premium" feature, and that ads would be shovelled into everything.

Sure, I lost the "free" shipping, so now I hardly buy anything from Amazon either. I see this as an absolute win.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

I cancelled Prime over a year ago and for some reason I still get "Prime" delivery. I don't get the games, movies, or Twitch stuff but if I order something it shows up faster than when my partner does.

So, I don't hate that about Amazon... Everything else keeps me from ordering there unless there's no other options.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

same i was really buying a lot of pointless shit it turns out lol

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago

It's as if they want you to torrent stuff again.

And funnily I feel less worse than the last time (before netflix arose)..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

I cancelled Amazon Prime the second they sent me that email.

My GF then got her own subscription within less than a month so it nets out as 0 loss to Bezos in the end...

Sometimes i imagine him pointing and laughing at me

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 hours ago

Ooh, I know the answer!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 hours ago

🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

What happens if you answer wrong?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You get sent to ad prison for re-education.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 hours ago

Re-aducation

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

you do reset if you failed after that, you have to rewatch the film from start

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

They're really doing everything in their power to destroy their own business model, aren't they?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

They are owned by the cable company, so who knows.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

I'm always a bit dumbfounded how many people are apparently fine with this sort of thing. I wish this was obviously a death sentence or pr nightmare for the service but in practice it must not be for a lot of people, enough to make it worth attempting.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

If i ever am forced to answer a quiz like this, I will make a youtube video lambasting that product or service.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 hours ago

Theyre making it easier to switch back to pirating by the day

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I love when instagram goes: "have you heard about ...?" Presumably asking this as they just showed me an ad about it that i completely ignored and i just go "no i haven't".

The only use of showing me ads is them getting paid and wasting my time. I don't pay attention to them because i either don't need/want it, just bought it or can't afford it.

It's been a long time since i bought something as a result of watching an ad.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

The effect of ads is usually not directly linked to a specific product.

If, for example, you need a new box of laundry detergent, you'll go to the supermarket. There you might find brand A, which you've never heard of, or brand B, which had an ad you've seen or heard somewhere. Studies have shown you'll be more likely to buy brand B, because you'll find it more trustworthy, which is because you've heard about it somewhere.

So, a lot of ads aren't solely about a specific product, but also about making their brand perform better in the long run. Therefore, even if an ad is just making noise on the background, it may still have an effect on you. And, since it's a subliminal process, it's extremely difficult to make a concious decision to not buy products you've seen or heard ads of.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

And, since it’s a subliminal process, it’s extremely difficult to make a concious decision to not buy products you’ve seen or heard ads of.

Instead, I make a conscious decision to not buy products I remember seeing or hearing ads of. If you're using subtle product placement to subliminally manipulate me in a way I don't notice, good for you. If it's obvious enough I remember you doing it then I will not buy your product unless it is already the best deal available (aka the cheapest per unit or best quality per price, excepting products I have had a bad experience with).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, that’s all true, but I’ve still got 500 things I need to spend money on before buying a Lexus. Ads for luxury cars are wasted on us poors.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah i'm too weird for ads it seems.

I just buy whichever has the best price per kg. I make a normale mortal wage i can't afford to get used to such luxuries like paying double to get the Nutella that actually says Nutella on it.

I feel for everyone who makes an equal wage and doesn't have the ability to see food as fuel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

On one hand I wish I could just see food as fuel. That's how my dad is and it can certainly make things cheaper when needed. But he also doesn't really seem to appreciate the better foods as much when it's available.

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