r/funny • u/DesertDelirium • 1d ago

Ahh yes. A reasonable amount of ads.

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u/ratat-atat 1d ago

Back in my day you had to watch 10 minutes of commercials for 20 minutes of show.

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u/KingVolvolgia 1d ago

No skip buttons either.

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u/Shedoara 1d ago

That voice and the blue screen with yellow/white text with a phone number.

Call in the next 5 minutes and get AN EXTRA can opener (reg. $19.99!) for free!!! Just pay the shipping and handling. *Shipping costs $24.99

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u/Taurenkey 1d ago

We built a nation out of adverts. They come on, turn the volume down cause they’re loud as fuck, pop on the kettle, go to the loo, make your cuppa, pop a washing on, do a bit of hoovering and *then* it’s time to come back in time for the next part of the show.

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u/ryan__fm 21h ago

This is the most Bri’ish comment I’ve ever seen, innit

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u/Slangdawg 17h ago

British*

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u/ryan__fm 17h ago

Cheerio mate

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u/Slangdawg 16h ago

Class that mate

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u/speculatrix 5h ago

In the UK, the electricity operators were told in advance when the breaks were going to happen because there could be such a huge surge in demand.

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u/lordargent 1d ago

Back in my day you had to watch 10 minutes of commercials go to the kitchen and get a snack for 20 minutes of show.

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u/Goaty1958 1d ago

wait so you actually sat through all that ads

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u/junktech 22h ago

Back in those days you didn't have a choice. Streaming was supposed to be a simple exchange between content and money. Nothing else. Now is content at whatever quality the server feels like, commercials and taking money.

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u/itsnorm 1d ago

In my day, we just watched 1-3 seconds of blipverts per show and we were good to go

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u/pbmcc88 22h ago

We're getting back there.

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u/kopfgeldjagar 1d ago

Youtube in 2026

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u/ThreeAndAQuarter 1d ago

Phew. At least it's not four of two. That would be a nightmare.

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u/yournames 21h ago

You got 150% critical hit by ad companies

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u/Kajega 21h ago

Bro got early access to the unlimited ads package

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u/Tessa_Vale 1d ago

They keep getting worse and worse 😭

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u/bugsyramone 1d ago

During the Homerun Derby the other night on Netflix, it was "of 9 3:30"

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u/junktech 22h ago

I got bombarded with gambling adds at some point. 3 in a row for different casinos. I have zero connection to the habit. Eventually the laws coughed up and banned them till 12 at night.

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u/Otherwise-Daikon-389 20h ago

YouTube when you don't skip the ad: they must want more ads

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u/snowgoon_ 19h ago

Why not use an add blocker, such as Ublock origin?

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u/Dryctnath 1d ago

When I was a kid my cousins went to the UK and when they got back they said over there every ad break has more ads than the last. I remember thinking 'thats just not sustainable'. And then I learned about hyperbole. I'm sure if they could get away with it thats exactly what they would do.