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I keep noticing that in non ad cluttered UIs and searches my eyes automatically go to the secondary information sometimes making me miss the primary information.

Someone will say “click on “name” element” and I’ll search for it but miss it even though it’s the most “eye catching” thing. Or I find I open the link a few down from the top one even if it’s not sponsored.

The mental filter to find good information hiding in a sea of dominant splashy advertisements has resulted in a reduction in my performance in processing well meaning eye catching designs meant to guide me to useful information.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Nope. I've successfully avoided most digital ads my entire life thus far. Block 'em all. Plus I don't watch Shorts etc on any platform current day or long defunct apps in the past.

I read a ton still, and on paper for the majority of that. Guest room is full of book shelves. Some digital through epub / Moon+ Reader paid version of the app which... removes ads, haha. Not that I'd see them with TrackerControl installed, but the screen space waste blank ad bar would remain.

Stuff out of my control offline is it and it's just annoying instead of detrimental. The gas station pumps adding obnoxious screens is the most infuriating new thing so far. I show up to movies later to miss the pre-rolls which is easy now with assigned seats.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Thats awesome. Aspiring to be you.

[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Thanks for mentioning TrackerControl, it is a true game changer!
Been looking for such an app for years! 🤍

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Works for me...

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I've just installed it and suddenly Komoot has started behaving itself. Isn't that interesting.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

No problem! It can be a little aggressive at times, but it's easy enough to whitelist stuff. For example it blocked some YouTube ReVanced or Piefed/Lemmy thumbnails I noticed by default on my end. I'm running GrapheneOS for mobile.

Just in case you run into something broken and aren't sure why lol.

[–] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

if you can get something long and slender and relatively strong you can usually destroy the speaker.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

I used to lol, but now they use the screens with the tinny awful built in rear mounted speakers you can't reach.