What has this world come to?

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Just walked in on my daughter watching a YouTube advert. Even though the skip ad button was clearly visible. She was actually watching the advert. Voluntarily.

What has this world come to?
 
Just walked in on my daughter watching a YouTube advert. Even though the skip ad button was clearly visible. She was actually watching the advert. Voluntarily.

What has this world come to?

A sure sign of bad parenting.
 
Not closely related, or maybe not related at all, but i read it in an article today, that when you pause a broadcast via TV, they will soon play you ads instead of just simply pausing the broadcast. How awesome is that? lol
 
That's because you never told her how to skip em :)
Introduce her to the ad block world :D
 
Haha, same with my daughter. She watches kid stuff like EthangamerTV, FGTEEV and all these other channels and she gets adverts that play like kids episodes or games. Hey, if it keeps her entertained ;)

*EDIT* In fact, she's found a few games she likes through that, bugged me for them and I've caved and bought some. Good converting :P
 
I would say, great ads. This is true specifically for youtube. I watch atleast 3 out of 5 ads due to the fact that they are pretty interesting.. Some times more interesting than the video itself lol.

I don't like ads on tv, but YouTube.. it's a different game.. they are short and much more subtle.
 
Or maybe a good ad?

I do that some time if its something new and interest me.
Sometimes me too. The beginning of the ad needs to catch attention and the ad can't be long, not longer than a minute, but more like 30 secs. These ads stand a chance with me.
 
You have failed as a parent. Sorry buddy.
 
How come the ones who make a living selling ads dont like to have anything to do with it. funny world
 
Maybe the ad is catching her. I do watch the ads sometime when they are entertaining.
 
A sure sign of bad parenting.

Yup. I feel I've let her down.

Not closely related, or maybe not related at all, but i read it in an article today, that when you pause a broadcast via TV, they will soon play you ads instead of just simply pausing the broadcast. How awesome is that? lol

That is pretty cool.
 
Just walked in on my daughter watching a YouTube advert. Even though the skip ad button was clearly visible. She was actually watching the advert. Voluntarily.

What has this world come to?

I watch a lot more advertisements than I used to. Some are actually enjoyable to watch and if they are really something that catches my attention (although I wouldn't buy the product they are advertising) I would go to their channel to watch the whole series of the ads.
 
Ads have totally taken over almost all of our media platforms. Whether it be television, Youtube or social media applications such as Instagram, Snapchat, etc. The amount of ads we are digesting has become significantly higher since the 2000s. Nowadays it feels as if we watch more commercials than the shows themselves! It has become the norm to watch and be attentive to ads just like you saw with your daughter. #Adblocker
 
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