Harucifer

Harucifer t1_j8kl8dy wrote

Reply to comment by Aardark235 in New study shows Acceleration of global sea level rise imminent past 1.8℃ planetary warming by 9273629397759992

>More depressing is that a vast majority of Redditors are unwilling to make any sacrifices in order to fight climate change

I take 5 minute showers every other day, I hold my pee as long as possible to minimize flushes, I have solar panels to generate electricity, and I don't have plants that require regular watering. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FOR ME ? Meanwhile businesses waste tons of water on lack of efficiency or flat-out mistakes. They aren't "bogeyman", they are the problem.

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Harucifer t1_irg6q42 wrote

Reply to Space adverts are now economically viable but potentially dangerous by Soupjoe5

Some people are considerably younger and never used "Youtube" without ads because it's relatively recent. Some are older and also never used Youtube before it had ads because it wasn't as mainstream. I'm right in the middle: started using Youtube in 2005 and saw it go from "convenient video player" to "15 full-blown cancer ads before a 2 minute video". I don't like it one bit.

The amount of ads being thrown around are dystopian as fuck. I think Black Mirror's "treadmill" episode was almost spot on for what we'll see in the future.

And the ironic thing is: I don't think these ads help with sales much. I have never bought anything from an ad I saw on Youtube or Facebook and don't think I ever will.

Another ironic thing is because of my characteristics (male, 30's) I'm starting to get ads for hair loss. Both my grandfathers died at 80 with full heads of hair and my great-grandfather died at 98 with a full head of hair. I will never use a hair loss product but I also won't report those ads as irrelevant to me. Wasting their money 1 cent at a time.

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