The worst is when you’re still at work half an hour later than normal, and someone walking by sees you and thinks it’s a good opener to chat. “Oh wow you’re still here, huh? It’s usually just me etc etc.” I’ve had people stop to chat for 45 minutes and I’m just thinking “Do you think I’m still here because I don’t want to be at home?!”
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The absolute worst is when people say “You can’t really blame them. That’s just how things are.”
Of course I can blame them! They did testing on focus groups to figure out just how intrusive they could be before an unacceptable percentage of people got mad. If they miscalculated and overreached and upset me, then my being upset is perfectly valid. Also true if they knew someone would be upset and considered it acceptable losses. This applies to all sorts of things and not just advertising.
The idea that if an action someone takes is rationally understandable then you aren’t allowed to be mad about it is so toxic and I hate it. I can understand why they do intrusive ads, they like money. But it affects me against my will and I hold them responsible, as I should.