Ads are everywhere, but I don’t think I’ve ever bought something because of an ad. If anything they steer me away from their product. The amount of money, effort and bandwidth required to get all of these ads in front of my eyes only to be completely useless must be staggering.
Ads are nonconsensual noise. I will always research my available choices. No ad is going to sway me. If anything, I’ll make a point not to buy a product if it was advertised at me. I don’t understand how the entire advertisement industry isn’t simply a waste of money for companies. Are people grabbing random products off the shelf based on vague memories of a jingle? Who is giving advertisers a return on the investment? I simply can’t wrap my head around it.