If You Only Got Paid To View Ads...

To me it seems as though our "space" has been infested with advertising. Everywhere I am, everywhere I go I can count on one thing being present, some sort of ad or form of commericalization. We are swiming in advertisments. They are on buses, around the school, in washrooms, in the sky, in outer space, at any sporting event, out in the ocean and on and on and on. It is though there is no more "pure" space anywhere in this world.

For me it seems as though marketing and ad placements became this growing trend in a short period of time. Yes, advertising and marketing is not a new concept, however I feel it was not as common five to ten years ago as it is now. This may be due to the availibility to resources or the realization that it is a driving force for purchase, whether a product or service, but it is what it is and it has literally taken over!!!

Now of course there is good and bad that comes from advertising. But for me I find that the increased volume of advertising has had a negative impact on me. It may not be the number of ads from one specific company or brand, I feel it is more of a combination of the increased volume from all companies. It is just to much it just frustrates me. I mean you can'y even watch a 2 minute youtube video without an ad popping up. I feel becuase I see so many ads I am turned of by the product. Also regularly I almost feel cheated by these ads, and this can be looked at in two different ways. First, I feel cheated in the sense that this product being advertised is not necessary however the ad makes it feel as though it actually is. They know the need for this product is not there and so they create that idea, and for the most part it works. Secondly, I feel cheated in the sense that sometimes what is being advertised and the images used to lure you in are so unrealistic.

But of course ads are beneficial and helpful, they inform the general public of new or improved products, they give us information and/or details on available products or services and gives us choices. But is the exchange worth it? For me it isn't. I'd prefer to have some "free space" not infested with ads and when I'm interested in purchasing a product put in the effort myself to shop around and see whats out there. May be I'm just old fashion LOL but I'm honestly at the end of my leash with all these overwhelming ads.

How do you feel about ads?