• DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    What pisses me off even more is that it is a blatant tax on everyone. Not just for being annoying eyesores, but in the value of the products we buy. When a company spends millions of dollars in advertising to make their $400 product look like it should be worth $800, it is the consumer who foots the bill and then some.

    • cm0002@mander.xyzOP
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      2 months ago

      This is why I don’t trust “privacy” [company] if they do any sort of ads. Especiall-

      THIS COMMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY NORDVPN, WHERE WE USE OUR MONEY TO ENHANCE YOUR PRIVACY AND DEFINITELY NOT OUR BALLOONING MARKETING BUDGET

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        Do you have a VPN you like? I’ve never seen a NordVPN advert, and have used their service for years. Then again I have an actively hostile attitude towards advertising; that is why I’m on FEDI.

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          Not the person you’re replying to, but Nord sponsors a lot of “entertainment” youtubers. If you watch those kinds of videos you’re inundated with their ads.

          Mullvad is a solid choice.