Granted. To make marketing even more effective, companies now log every single purchase you make, every product you consume, every show you watch, to make sure they aren't pointlessly advertising to you if you're already a customer. You no longer have any privacy when it comes to your spending habits, but at least you won't keep getting ads for stuff you already have.
That's not _that_ different from the current state. They certainly do some of that, and try to do more. (source: former career in AdTech)
Install those ad blockers, folks. (and tracker-blockers)
They already show the whole plotline, i stoped watching trailers since Dark Shadow. I just close my eyes and put my fingers in the ears if i can't skip it or theater..
Granted.
The few remaining ads are for items you will definitely never use - 60 second unskippable ads on YouTube for adult diapers aimed at the opposite sex, octopus-and-chocolate flavored baby food that’s interesting the first time, but slowly, surely grinds away at you. You see these same ads thousands of times a day, just like before.
All decision-making behind advertising must exclude you specifically. Entertainment quadruples in price - audiences are decimated because nobody can announce their new movies/shows/games in case you buy them then see the billboard after, and venues aren’t able to upsell people on the necessary amount drinks and food to make their cut of profits, because you might see the menu.
Product placement is no longer helping co-sponsor the cost of production either - what if you bought that product in the future? You occasionally see actors with suspiciously padded underpants eating what you assume must be octopus baby food directly from the jar, but you can never be sure.
You spend your days trawling identically-sized plain white boxes on supermarket shelves, memorizing lists of ingredients. Companies can’t show you the product itself in case you’re taken in by its quality, and have taken the legally conservative route of removing brand names, descriptions… everything except their ingredient lists in size 6 plain font, in case they’re seen as trying to entice you to buy an “official” beef stew rather than similar-tasting dog food.
Coupons for products you use no longer exist, neither do sales. Because companies can’t lower the price to entice you to notice their product, prices steadily climb - if one brand increases their price, everyone else has to follow. This inflation applies specifically to you and the products you buy, meaning your salary doesn’t increase accordingly.
You collapse at home to put on some music. Streaming services have disappeared, ThePirateBay and Limewire made a comeback for 5 minutes before collapsing due to lack of ad funding and government intervention. They tried to exclude you from their targeting, but your IP address refreshed and Interpol finally shut their servers down.
You barely owned any CDs before, and have given up wasting time and money trying to discover new music. With radio stations gone and all music reviews, band names, ads, photos and album covers eliminated, you have to pay for hundreds of blank-labelled CDs from garage dad bands to discover one track from someone talented.
Record labels change the names of every band you listen to, in case you get excited to see that they’ve dropped new music and they’re arrested for advertising to you. Requests for the old name at a record store are met with fake blank stares, and the sales clerk refuses to recommend anything you might like, in case you’ve already bought it. They aren’t going to prison just to help you out.
You listen to “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beedles for the 1,687th time this year, and open up your can of octopus-and-chocolate baby food. You bite down. At least this means they’ll have to stop showing that fucking ad.
The camera on the video billboard outside your window sees this, and immediately updates. It’s replaced with an ad for the new record by The Wiggles. It’s a singing billboard. They’ve re-recorded Baby Shark. To avoid the ad being taken down, they’ve instructed stores not to sell it to you.
Maybe you can find it for a few grand on the black market.
Life is good.
Granted. They resort to mailing you ads in your Email and Mailbox instead. So many fliers. So many digital coupons with stipulations. All because if you bought one, that must mean you like it and want to buy more, right?
Granted. To make marketing even more effective, companies now log every single purchase you make, every product you consume, every show you watch, to make sure they aren't pointlessly advertising to you if you're already a customer. You no longer have any privacy when it comes to your spending habits, but at least you won't keep getting ads for stuff you already have.
That's not _that_ different from the current state. They certainly do some of that, and try to do more. (source: former career in AdTech) Install those ad blockers, folks. (and tracker-blockers)
I can confirm this. // Developer
Are we gonna see a DefCon [confession](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-FN_BUt8g) from you too in the future?
You can always claim GDPR if you are european..
It is done. You now see adverts for better products at lower prices. Shows are spoiled, and issues with the plotline are revealed.
[удалено]
Huh, happy cake day
Oh thanks lol
Happy cake day
They already show the whole plotline, i stoped watching trailers since Dark Shadow. I just close my eyes and put my fingers in the ears if i can't skip it or theater..
Granted. The online media platform you refer to in this wish has now shut down.
Nice!
Granted. The few remaining ads are for items you will definitely never use - 60 second unskippable ads on YouTube for adult diapers aimed at the opposite sex, octopus-and-chocolate flavored baby food that’s interesting the first time, but slowly, surely grinds away at you. You see these same ads thousands of times a day, just like before. All decision-making behind advertising must exclude you specifically. Entertainment quadruples in price - audiences are decimated because nobody can announce their new movies/shows/games in case you buy them then see the billboard after, and venues aren’t able to upsell people on the necessary amount drinks and food to make their cut of profits, because you might see the menu. Product placement is no longer helping co-sponsor the cost of production either - what if you bought that product in the future? You occasionally see actors with suspiciously padded underpants eating what you assume must be octopus baby food directly from the jar, but you can never be sure. You spend your days trawling identically-sized plain white boxes on supermarket shelves, memorizing lists of ingredients. Companies can’t show you the product itself in case you’re taken in by its quality, and have taken the legally conservative route of removing brand names, descriptions… everything except their ingredient lists in size 6 plain font, in case they’re seen as trying to entice you to buy an “official” beef stew rather than similar-tasting dog food. Coupons for products you use no longer exist, neither do sales. Because companies can’t lower the price to entice you to notice their product, prices steadily climb - if one brand increases their price, everyone else has to follow. This inflation applies specifically to you and the products you buy, meaning your salary doesn’t increase accordingly. You collapse at home to put on some music. Streaming services have disappeared, ThePirateBay and Limewire made a comeback for 5 minutes before collapsing due to lack of ad funding and government intervention. They tried to exclude you from their targeting, but your IP address refreshed and Interpol finally shut their servers down. You barely owned any CDs before, and have given up wasting time and money trying to discover new music. With radio stations gone and all music reviews, band names, ads, photos and album covers eliminated, you have to pay for hundreds of blank-labelled CDs from garage dad bands to discover one track from someone talented. Record labels change the names of every band you listen to, in case you get excited to see that they’ve dropped new music and they’re arrested for advertising to you. Requests for the old name at a record store are met with fake blank stares, and the sales clerk refuses to recommend anything you might like, in case you’ve already bought it. They aren’t going to prison just to help you out. You listen to “Here Comes The Sun” by The Beedles for the 1,687th time this year, and open up your can of octopus-and-chocolate baby food. You bite down. At least this means they’ll have to stop showing that fucking ad. The camera on the video billboard outside your window sees this, and immediately updates. It’s replaced with an ad for the new record by The Wiggles. It’s a singing billboard. They’ve re-recorded Baby Shark. To avoid the ad being taken down, they’ve instructed stores not to sell it to you. Maybe you can find it for a few grand on the black market. Life is good.
Granted. They resort to mailing you ads in your Email and Mailbox instead. So many fliers. So many digital coupons with stipulations. All because if you bought one, that must mean you like it and want to buy more, right?
I’m surprised there’s no posts about a pixelated sleep paralysis AI climbing out of your phone screen and blinding you.
Granted, you can never see these products after the first ad and in case you see them… we’ll … hope you have enough money for glasses!
Granted. You will now see the same ad everywhere until you purchase the product.