Reminds me of my uncle who collected Pepsi memorabilia his whole life.

Not a brand but I've noticed more pro- California posts lately. Like maybe someone from California wants to be seen in a positive light perhaps? For the record I am from California and love it, but I can sniff out when something seems off.

People who want to schedule a ZOOM meeting. It's not just Zoom, but ZOOM. Big red flag for me....

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https://old.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/1uu4fip/doggo_is_fine/ox175sh/

I've noticed I have a weird reaction every time I read "We're not like other brands."

My brain immediately goes "I'm not like other girls."

Because who starts a conversation by announcing how different they are?

Imagine someone walking into a room and saying

"Guys, I'm hilarious."

Okay then be hilarious.

Or

"Trust me, I'm interesting."

Okay then be interesting.

I feel the same way about brands, If you're genuinely different, I'll notice.

Through your product.

Through your customer experience.

Through your messaging.

Not because you told me!!

The brands I remember almost never spend time explaining how unique they are.

THEY JUST ARE

So whenever I see "We're not like other brands," it feels less like positioning and more like asking for validation.

Is it just me or anyone else?

https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/1upsfi3/homemade_tacos/

These ads are getting out of hand

The last panel is literally just the company's logo and their slogan.

https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/s/7jXqztf2ND

https://reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/1ug3ax8/this_is_so_adorable/

Today I was on hold with my doctor's office and instead of hold music, I got an extended ad for their services. Made me feel sicker than I was.

We all know that farming our conversations for advertising is the whole reason social media exists, but sometimes a reminder like this icks me out.

Let me preface this by saying: fuck youtube. I will never pay for youtube. I will always use an ad blocker, and you should too. I will never reward a company that has locked a feature that used to be free behind a paywall. At this point, I would gladly pay the programmers of ad blockers, rather than youtube because at least the ad blocker programmers are making a positive impact on society.

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I've commented on a handful of different reddit threads about how I canceled almost all of my streaming services. I usually include the fact that I canceled spotify, due to them increasing their prices, and allowing ICE ads. I have moved to another music streaming service, which I won't name, so that I'm not an ad.

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Every single time, without fail, someone always comments a few hours later, saying how they switched to youtube premium, and then going on about the benefits of it. Even when I explicitly say in the parent comment that I will never, ever pay for youtube. Even when I do not mention youtube. Someone shows up.

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I believe that google is using their AI to launch a massive ad campaign for youtube throughout reddit. Looking for key words, like the names of other streaming services.

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Now that I've mentioned it, you can be on the lookout for it, too. I'm willing to bet that there will be a comment on this post shortly, praising youtube. I refuse to ever pay for youtube. No one should ever pay for youtube. Fuck google, and their bots.