#ads

[takaraphoenix]

I'm going to sound very old and very tired here for a second, but it is so dystopian to me to have ads on my computer.

Ads used to be on the internet. And that's that. The things that were installed on my computer did not show me ads.

And that goes even beyond the questionable practice that free versions of programs such as Avira now show you lil ads in the corner of your screen like once a day.

You used to have free games on your computer.

I was in the mood to play a game again, a very rare mood for me, and I opened the game center for the... first time since I had this version of Windows (as I said; very rare mood).

And there's ads. You play the "free" games that live on your computer and there are ads left and right and beneath it and between levels there is just a 20 second ad break.

You can go premium to no longer have ads.

That's dystopian to me.

When things that used to be fully free and just part of something are now riddled with ads and to get the ad free experience that, again, used to just be the experience, you have to pay.

And it's not even a one-time-payment.

Back in the day, you used to pay for something and then you owned it. You used to pay for a program or a game, and you owned a physical CD that you put in your computer to install the thing and it was just yours. It belonged to you, because you paid for it.

Now everything is a per month subscription, which is just so sinister because many look like oh, that's not that much money! Sure, I'll pay 1,99€/month to play games ad free. Every single month sums up, and it sums to a lot over the years though, for something that used to be free. (And I've complained about subscriptions before, in the context of Adobe, which isn't just dystopian anymore, it's actually plain evil to demand 25,99€/month to use a singular program, that you can now no longer buy to actually own.)

And I know - I know - you can find free games online to download or play in browser (already did that for mahjong) - but I'm talking about the principle here. The principle of getting ads on your computer, directly, and to have to pay to no longer have ads and use something that had been a part of the Windows experience since... forever.

[figurecollection]

[brazaesthetic]

Limpol (1998)

[gameraboy2]

1992 Game Boy ad

[ms-boogie-man]

I just thought I would mention something real quick…

When I am scrolling my Dash, or I am on someone's page, or even on my own posts, and I see an advertisement, I NEVER feel the urge to investigate and see what that ad is about… NEVER

Matter of fact, a lot of the times I click and mark the ads as inappropriate, offensive, or just plain "I see this ad too often"

Too, when I use the 'For You' tab when scrolling my Dash, and Tumblr shows me communist/socialist/Democrat stuff — which happens dozens of times, every time I scroll my Dash and use the 'For You' tab — it infuriates me and I 'flag' the stuff… every time

I think Tumblr has a lot of nerve promoting communism, socialism, or even the Democrat party for that matter, given the real and factual track record of those listed. Too, the GOP is not much better, but that is only due to the ruthless tactics used by the Democrats to coerce or bribe or blackmail literally almost every Republican into collusion and cooperation with them. *think Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, or Sean Combs, or the 'Clinton/Obama hit lists'.

What?… you do not agree with what I have written here? Time will take care of that yo —

🦇🙃s (bat smiles)

You followed a vampire… what did you think you would see here?

[gubgam]

Y’all, tumblr is letting you report ads for having flashing lights! Tap on the 3 dots at the top and look at the bottom! Please do this for your photosensitive friends!

[kropotkindersurprise]

2022 - A group of activists use parkour to turn off useless energy wasting shop signs in Montpellier, France. [video]

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Of course, why didn't the doctor know this?

[sreegs]

hey if you see shit ads like the one promoting genocide in gaza, email support@tumblr.com with a screenshot of the whole ad in view. They may not act promptly but they will take it down. ads like that violate not only Tumblr's ad policy but also the ad provider's ad policy

If you think Tumblr individually reviews and approves every ad that appears on their site, you are mistaken. The internet has not worked like that since like, 1999. Ads are given space to appear, and ad providers bid to fill it with their ad supply. It's all third party.

Read this post if you want to learn more.

[devouredmelancholy]

Ad for Hard Jewelry

[killer-wizard]

really good ad i just got

[chictape]

Frida Aasen // Beach Bunny

[brazaesthetic]

Entenda o Computador, Nova Cultural (1988)

[gameraboy2]

Safety Wing by Whoppers, 1979 ad

[radioheadarchive]

OK Computer promo sticker, 1997 

[g-luztrash]

Masters of the Air - Vintage ads

Now also on my redbubble (X)