I wouldn’t mind ads on streaming media if they were limited to a few seconds at the start and end, and had some constraints (eg: no volume tricks to sound louder). Just a calm voice saying “This episode brought to you by WidgetCo. The best in Widgets. [logo] [url]” over a neutral color. That’d be fine. But the hunger for profit can never be sated, so it’s longer, more obvious ads more frequently forever. So they can all get fucked. I won’t watch at all.
I will no longer contribute to Spotify, but the ads are like radio used to be. They’re spaced out enough to not be too noticeable, don’t drag on for long.
Minor conspiracy theory: Going from paid to free, Spotify seemed to bombard me with ads. For awhile I was thinking I was going to have to drop them altogether. Then the ad spacing became reasonable.
I think they blast you with ads to get you to move back to the paid service, but don’t keep that up long enough to completely run you off.
I wouldn’t mind ads on streaming media if they were limited to a few seconds at the start and end, and had some constraints (eg: no volume tricks to sound louder). Just a calm voice saying “This episode brought to you by WidgetCo. The best in Widgets. [logo] [url]” over a neutral color. That’d be fine. But the hunger for profit can never be sated, so it’s longer, more obvious ads more frequently forever. So they can all get fucked. I won’t watch at all.
I will no longer contribute to Spotify, but the ads are like radio used to be. They’re spaced out enough to not be too noticeable, don’t drag on for long.
Minor conspiracy theory: Going from paid to free, Spotify seemed to bombard me with ads. For awhile I was thinking I was going to have to drop them altogether. Then the ad spacing became reasonable.
I think they blast you with ads to get you to move back to the paid service, but don’t keep that up long enough to completely run you off.
Ads on public access radio never actually bother me. Calm, normal ads without sound effects or gimmicks actually get my attention.
The irony.