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by p4bl0 5184 days ago
This is what I wanted to say. I kinda mentally block ads* and I saw the Paint drawing in the article before the "actual" ad, even if it is in the reverse order in the page flow.

* A few years ago I missed a question in an exam that was framed and underlined. The goal was to emphase the question because it was important. When I learned that I missed the question (while discussing the exam with other student), I took a new look at the question and my only guess can be that it looked too much like a Google Ad at that time and despite the fact that it was on paper I unconsciously ignored it… This is how stupid I can be.

2 comments

Adaptable, not stupid. The ability to filter noise is a huge advantage.
Conversely, the tendency to filter out important signals as noise is a severe disadvantage...
I might have skipped that question too, but I would guess it's because frames and underline typically denote instructions on a test rather than an actual question.