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@baseddesigner.eth
no one is ever talking about problem ads create everyone is just enjoying the money and the rest of us end up doomscrolling and making decisions that we wouldn't make otherwise ads lead to bigger issues and while apps like youtube brag about their users and watching time numbers - we're missing the impact it has on us
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1. Constant repetitive ads cause irritation and numbness to marketing leading to clouded thinking from endless interruptions. 2. Targeted ads exploit your data, triggering vulnerabilities like weight loss leading to a rise in persistent sadness or low energy feelings 3. Idealized lifestyle ads fuel social comparison sparking bigger problems like anxiety, depression, aggression, eating disorders, self-harm, and impulsivity because young minds lack the critical reasoning to filter unrealistic standards, leading to warped social norms, online harassment, and long-term behavioral changes 4. Ad breaks shatter attention and push late-night binges, shortening spans, worsening sleep, and adding paranoia from privacy invasions or financial worries. 5. profit-first strategy wears down mental resilience, making it harder to cope with daily stress, recover from setbacks, build healthy relationships, and sustain overall well-being, as relentless false promises and dissatisfaction cycles erode self-perception and create chronic emotional strain that amplifies vulnerability to mental health challenges. 6. Big advertisers are fostering emotional attachments to brands at scale like mcdonalds or burger king promoting unhealthy cheap diet that makes people come there for decades and make it less likely for them to explore and adopt healthier alternatives.
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I wrote about this years ago. https://paragraph.com/@thumbsup/the-next-chapter-1
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@bayardo.eth
Inorganic propaganda content a FAR bigger concern IMO. At least ads are labeled.
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