Has anyone noticed ads have made you worse at reading?
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I keep noticing that in non ad cluttered UIs and searches my eyes automatically go to the secondary information sometimes making me miss the primary information.
Someone will say “click on “name” element” and I’ll search for it but miss it even though it’s the most “eye catching” thing. Or I find I open the link a few down from the top one even if it’s not sponsored.
The mental filter to find good information hiding in a sea of dominant splashy advertisements has resulted in a reduction in my performance in processing well meaning eye catching designs meant to guide me to useful information.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Can't relate; I blocked ads on every PC, phone, and TV I own over 15 years ago now and haven't looked back. Don't know why anyone would voluntarily put up with ads when there are oh so many ways to easily block them.
Firefox w/Ublock Origin
NextDNS
DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection
YouTube/YT Music ReVanced
SmartTubeNext
Stremio, Torrentio, and Real-Debrid^ Look into these things. They will change your life forever.