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[–] ConcreteHalloween@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

So much of the economy is selling ads for things hardly anyone seems to be buying.

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

it feels like a form of businesses speculating on themselves

[–] miz@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

billboards showing an elegantly plated dog turd

[–] rubber_chicken@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

I play stupid phone games without a paid turn-off-all-ads version and the ads that aren't for similar games are for the ad system itself. The hours of ads I've watched this year have had a potential payout to the ad buyers of maybe $20. How does this system keep going?