Dear advertisers: I am less likely to buy your shitty product if your advertisement breaks are intrusive and show me the same thing 20 times.

Very intrusive.

Of course, some advertisements are funny or could present a useful product. But often, Dailymotion showed me the same advertisement >10 times.

Websites harass users with intrusive advertisements and then whine when people use ad blockers. Don't be surprised.

If it were non-intrusive (1× 15sec per 10 minutes, resume playback at last position, as intended), it would be perfectly acceptable. But not how it is now.

Just had to get this off my mind.

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What's weird, and I speak of online ads - which I do sometimes see, is that the ads are pretty much never anything I would purchase.

They're collecting tons of data about me. I'm such a reprobate that I am logged in and using Google's personalized search. I use my real name all over the 'net. I am logged into all sorts of sites - and using my real information.

In other words, they know all about me... Or, they should...

What do they do? They offer me stuff like a Nissan Altima and then try to advertise it to me as it being so advanced that it drives itself. How the fuck did they conclude I'd ever want a vehicle to drive me? It's PRETTY clear that I love driving.

I bought a messenger bag. I own several but this one was a really, really nice one made of leather. For the next 12 months, they tried to sell me that same exact bag, from that same exact vendor who happens to be the same exact company that made it.

It goes on...

The closest they've really come was when they tried to sell me barn doors. Yes, it'd appear you can buy barn doors over the internet. I had no idea - but I also already have doors on my barns. Who, exactly, is in the market for barn doors purchased over the internet? Anyone with a barn old enough to use a new door almost certainly doesn't actually have standardized door openings or even some sort of standard hinging equipment.

I've had ads to 'beginner guitar.' I don't think I need to elaborate.

I'd buy their stuff, 'cause I like buying stuff. But, they never seem to offer me anything I want. How the hell do they not know? I've given them ALL of my information.

Wanna sell me something? Sell me Wigwam socks in bulk. Sell me a programmable ECU. Sell me a laptop that's better than the one I'm using. Sell me a car that uses more dead dinosaurs than were killed by the asteroid. Sell me a new KA-BAR to replace the one I gave away. Sell me some P-Zero tires.

But no... They'll give me ads for cholesterol medication and MLM schemes, cars that I don't want, and stuff I already own.

What's weird, and I speak of online ads - which I do sometimes see, is that the ads are pretty much never anything I would purchase. They're collecting tons of data about me. I'm such a reprobate that I am *logged in* and using Google's *personalized* search. I use my real name all over the 'net. I am logged into all sorts of sites - and using my real information. In other words, they know all about me... Or, they should... What do they do? They offer me stuff like a Nissan Altima and then try to advertise it to me as it being so advanced that it drives itself. How the fuck did they conclude I'd ever want a vehicle to drive me? It's PRETTY clear that I love driving. I bought a messenger bag. I own several but this one was a really, really nice one made of leather. For the next 12 months, they tried to sell me that same exact bag, from that same exact vendor who happens to be the same exact company that made it. It goes on... The closest they've really come was when they tried to sell me barn doors. Yes, it'd appear you can buy barn doors over the internet. I had no idea - but I also already have doors on my barns. Who, exactly, is in the market for barn doors purchased over the internet? Anyone with a barn old enough to use a new door almost certainly doesn't actually have standardized door openings or even some sort of standard hinging equipment. I've had ads to 'beginner guitar.' I don't think I need to elaborate. I'd buy their stuff, 'cause I like buying stuff. But, they never seem to offer me anything I want. How the hell do they not know? I've given them ALL of my information. Wanna sell me something? Sell me Wigwam socks in bulk. Sell me a programmable ECU. Sell me a laptop that's better than the one I'm using. Sell me a car that uses more dead dinosaurs than were killed by the asteroid. Sell me a new KA-BAR to replace the one I gave away. Sell me some P-Zero tires. But no... They'll give me ads for cholesterol medication and MLM schemes, cars that I don't want, and stuff I already own.

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Very intrusive.

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