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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·6 months ago My first time ever installing an adblocker was during a rapid anti-smoking campaign Those ads made me want to take up smoking out of spite.
minus-squareAutistoMephisto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoThat was the purpose. You see, Big Tobacco actually sponsors the anti-smoking campaigns, which does give them some creative input. They tell the writers to make them as annoying as possible.
Those ads made me want to take up smoking out of spite.
That was the purpose. You see, Big Tobacco actually sponsors the anti-smoking campaigns, which does give them some creative input. They tell the writers to make them as annoying as possible.