[sumnole]

Ads really aren't that bad. Targeted ads may even help you discover products you'll enjoy.

The ad in the article is pretty obviously an ad to anyone that can read the words, "New Series. Start Watching".

Ads like these that randomly display during idle is hardly what I consider invasive.

Hopefully OP's sister gets her mental health under control, but I wouldn't immediately raise pitch forks to ban an entire industry vital to the economy and business-consumer communication.

[darknavi]

> hardly what I consider invasive

This is an ad in someone's kitchen in their home. How can it get more invasive?

[sumnole]

And a banner ad may display on a laptop in your home, what's your point? Location or device type matters not. This ad doesn't interrupt the user or demand any attention.

[Telaneo]

> And a banner ad may display on a laptop in your home

I call this invasive too. That is why I use uBlock.

> This ad doesn't interrupt the user or demand any attention.

Tell that to anyone with ADHD.

[darknavi]

I am now appreciating the spectrum of ad acceptance. I am closer to the "billboards shouldn't be allowed" end of the spectrum.

An ad sitting on a screen in my personal space sounds like a dystopian novel.

[estimator7292]

We have AI deepfake celebrities selling boner pills on YouTube.

Ads absolutely are that bad

[beached_whale]

Why should one have to endure the intrusion? Why does every product need adverts as it seems to be the place society is going? They are that bad and their place is only potentially in the places that people are looking for said products.

When every product has adverts, is it a choice any longer? Even finding devices, like TV's without ads is more difficult( no on is advertising them :) ) and paying more is often not an option.

[frm88]

That phrasing, tho:

Hopefully OP's sister gets her mental health under control...

Not: Hopefully we get control over risking OP's sister's mental health

[arkaic]

There are NO ads that are good. I will die on this hill

[jimangel2001]

Awareness ads. See breast cancer awareness, vaccination etc.

[dwb]

Don't want businesses to communicate with me, thanks. So entitled!

[fuzzfactor]

Wasn't the refrigerator trying to communicate with her the best way it could?

No wonder people could think it's trying to do that, because it's true.

>mistakes smart fridge ad for psychotic episode (reddit.com)

OTOH, when you put it like that it would also be easy to get the idea that your fridge was the one having the psychotic episode ;)

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