I really wonder who clicks ads
Not I. No idea.
Tell HN: I never bought anything from clicking on a paid ad
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#12This makes me wonder why the AI economy is considered a bubble when we already did an advertising supported internet as a bubble. The whole ad supported internet seemed to have such low drivers of revenue to the advertisers (at least as far as I can tell without people clicking on ads), compared to today's success with AI subscriptions.
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#13I don't think anybody does anymore as sick of seeing ads every where.
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#14Actually I did once. I forgot which ads it was, but it was something I genuinely wanted. But yeah, usually I don't bother with ads and just turns them off.
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#15I think everything I'm wearing right now came from the result of me clicking an ad.
I like clicking ads! I work and I have money to spend on things I like.
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#16I don't think that is necessarily the point.
Its about brand recognition they don't really expect you to click just to know that they exist, and are an option when it comes to decision time.
Naturally they have a click to purchase option
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#18I do all the time now, buying stuff for my wife! Sweaters, lingerie, etc. because it's usually from brands she's been browsing and they target me.
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#19What toothpaste do you buy? or shoes, or medicine? Your friends? I've bought Advil and generic Ibuprofen. Same with other known brands of general products.
Maybe not always or even mostly but when tired or getting the basics humans tend to go for what they recognize.
Especially noticeable when travelling and there are choices we are not used to seeing and we see the one brand we recognize.
Making the ads clickable is utilizing the real estate.
(scams that rely on you clicking for nefarious purposes are just scammers being scammers, there will always be scams)
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#20People do all the time. On Instagram/TikTok/Facebook they've gotten pretty good at hiding whether something is an ad with videos plus very good content creation. Ads are not what they used to be 10 years ago. People not as adept to these shady tactics fall for it all the time.