I saw a post about how nerds are resistant to advertising, which is bs imo considering how obsessed many nerds to products. But then, I do not seem to get affected - I usually do not desire to buy a product, and only seek out what to buy when needed.

That is, I feel like adverts do not work on me. Is this an illusion? Or maybe, is it that many adverts are made to appeal to neurotypicals?

  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Advertising is subversive. How do you pick what to buy when you buy “when needed”. You may be less susceptible to excessive consumerism - no wall of funko pops and anime character figures - but that doesn’t mean you select the products you buy because of some kind of advertising. Whether that’s fake “rating” blogs/websites that “evaluate” products based on who pays them, reading reviews that have been botted, responding to logo design, etc