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by cauterized 3551 days ago
Probably 18-24 months ago, before adding an ad blocker to my phone, when one got in my way while trying to scroll or the page jumped around during re-render when an ad image loaded and pushed the link I was about to tap out of the way.

Oh, wait, deliberately? 3-5 year ago, I'd guess.

I block ads and thus almost never see them. Even without ad blocking enabled...

A) they're rarely if ever relevant to me B) I'm too skeptical of advertising in general to believe a word of them C) when they are about something I'm researching to buy, they pretty much always suggest an item I've already eliminated from consideration for very good reasons D) I find ads too annoying to be willing to encourage their use by clicking on them

Maybe once every five years I'll see one that piques my curiosity enough that I just have to find out what's behind it.