Do they though? I don't know a single person that has ever clicked on an ad. I know, sample size of one, but it just seems so basic to know not to click on them. Maybe those people really do exist. Sigh

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you think Google has become one of the most powerful & profitable companies on the planet through a revenue model that doesn't work? Of course people click them. If people didn't click them then Google would have gone bankrupt decades ago. One thing I learned years ago is that I use the Internet very differently than an average person, and I constantly overestimate the intelligence and knowledge of the average person. Corporations bank on stupidity, because it's abundant.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I have no idea how they make money, it never made sense to me. It still blows my mind to think there are that many people that click on ads, I just have a really hard time believing it still.