the way that the internet has trained me to ignore ads and sponsored content is impacting my ability to parse legitimate content on honest websites a lot, actually.
like for example, a lot of wikis place important tips in a little highlighted box.
little highlighted boxes is something i specifically ignore, because that’s an ad.
earlier today i ended up on a blog. i could not find the content. the top bar had categories. i clicked on the category i wanted. a descriptive text was all i could see. i could not find any links to entries in the category.
because my brain completely refused to interpret the big fucking fat boxes with pictures on both sides of the descriptive text as relevant information. that’s where ads and clickbait go.
i feel like the people who design honest, non-exploitative websites should take these kinds of problems into consideration more strongly
loren