Contemplating the Mysteries of the World - Part 20: Ads
First published: Friday November 17th, 2023
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A silly little self-aware issue
Ads can be insanely stupid. I say this as someone who works as the advertisement manager for my student newspaper, and dealing with advertisers is literally my entire job. I strongly believe that, when done correctly, they can be a tasteful and effective way to get a product, message, or idea out into the world. However, in today's commercial world, horribly disgusting advertisements are completely unavoidable. Here are some highlights (if you want to call them that) of types of ads that drive me crazy, as many things do. 1/10 = I like it, 10/10 = most annoying thing possible.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
How many times does this commercial have to play to make my brain explode? I theory, commercials that have a unique theme or bit that is memorable, but when they use the same theme for years on end, it gets stale, and borderline annoying.
Repetitive annoyance: 6/10 irritating
Welp... this song is ruined now...
Takes away the fun: 5/10 irritating
Wait... this is an ad?
Less common for TV and print than the things above, this becomes an issue on social media. Influencers promote products that they are paid to "like", and often do not disclose biases. THIS MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL!!!!!!!! I am a fairly honest person and the amount of shady lies that get caught up from this.
NONONONONONONO and if i wasnt clear enough... NO: 10/10 irritating
thats not an ad... thats a bright color
why is advertising often so bright? Apparently its supposed to be attention getting, and I guess its working because I'm complaining about it, but I hate when an ad on a newspaper page is just an unreadable neon blob on an otherwise unsaturated page.
Yike... that color is unnatural: 8/10 irritation
Okay so...
There are some thoughts. I hope this makes some sort of sense, but I honestly dont care because I am so tired (but since when do I ever care?). Please give me a topic and I will find a way to rant about it. I need ideas that I am not particularly passionate about, or these blogs become a chore to write because I want them to be perfect. If I have no personal connection to the subject matter, it is easier to do at 3am when I cant sleep, aka my current situation. I will forever maintain a chaotic posting schedule of no schedule, and i will never apologize for that. I am an agent of chaos and will forever embrace that. Comments, what is the advertisement/commercial that annoys you the most?
For now, this is the sleep deprived, opinionated rambler of JetPunk signing off.
As always, thank you for your cooperation,
Rosie
Today I saw an ad with a normal photo of a 30-something old man for an ad for hearing aids about how if you were born before 1969, it may be time to consider hearing aids
ps. it's Meghan Trainor btw.
You might die, but like yk, it’ll help with diarrhea and indigestion.
The type of ads I find the most annoying are the ones based on my recent searches. I search for a laptop online and get blasted with ads! And pop-ups, of course.