People do all the time. On Instagram/TikTok/Facebook they've gotten pretty good at hiding whether something is an ad with videos plus very good content creation. Ads are not what they used to be 10 years ago. People not as adept to these shady tactics fall for it all the time.
willmeyers
What toothpaste do you buy? or shoes, or medicine? Your friends? I've bought Advil and generic Ibuprofen. Same with other known brands of general products.
Maybe not always or even mostly but when tired or getting the basics humans tend to go for what they recognize.
Especially noticeable when travelling and there are choices we are not used to seeing and we see the one brand we recognize.
Making the ads clickable is utilizing the real estate.
(scams that rely on you clicking for nefarious purposes are just scammers being scammers, there will always be scams)
MSKJ
Many people haven't, but thanks to the wide world of cross-site tracking, frequent shopping cards etc, your purchases can still be attributed to ads you've seen (and even billboards!)
seattle_spring
Nor have I, I’ve never even willing clicked on an ad, but I see countless others do it when I watch over their shoulder.
I’ve also seen seemingly normal people argue in favor of user tracking and data harvesting so they could get ads that were more relevant to them. They claimed they genuinely found them useful.
al_borland
I don't think that is necessarily the point.
Its about brand recognition they don't really expect you to click just to know that they exist, and are an option when it comes to decision time.
Naturally they have a click to purchase option
teknopaul
Actually I did once. I forgot which ads it was, but it was something I genuinely wanted. But yeah, usually I don't bother with ads and just turns them off.
ferguess_k
I have bought advertised things, but never through the platform. Like, I discovered The Vegan Butcher, Ohuhu alcohol markers, and a Tatoo convention. All things I would have known also through Google. Is that enough to sustain a 24/7 economy based on ads? What's the real ROI? Who spends that much money buying stuff from socials?
lordkrandel
I do all the time now, buying stuff for my wife! Sweaters, lingerie, etc. because it's usually from brands she's been browsing and they target me.
VirusNewbie
Everyone outside our professional community.
Only people who make sausages don’t eat them. Only people who create news don’t trust them.
aristofun
I have never performed a religioua ritual yet I see religion everywhere.
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willmeyers
Maybe not always or even mostly but when tired or getting the basics humans tend to go for what they recognize.
Especially noticeable when travelling and there are choices we are not used to seeing and we see the one brand we recognize.
Making the ads clickable is utilizing the real estate.
(scams that rely on you clicking for nefarious purposes are just scammers being scammers, there will always be scams)
MSKJ
seattle_spring
I’ve also seen seemingly normal people argue in favor of user tracking and data harvesting so they could get ads that were more relevant to them. They claimed they genuinely found them useful.
al_borland
Its about brand recognition they don't really expect you to click just to know that they exist, and are an option when it comes to decision time.
Naturally they have a click to purchase option
teknopaul
ferguess_k
lordkrandel
VirusNewbie
Only people who make sausages don’t eat them. Only people who create news don’t trust them.
aristofun
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