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WanderingEng  ·  2935 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Advertisers want you to hate being single. Don’t buy in.

I'm single but largely in the same place. I don't need a new widget. Making the world even more difficult for advertisers, if I do need a new widget, I'm going to research it, look for alternatives, read reviews and only purchase it when I'm convinced it meets my needs.

Some advertising gets through (you know maybe it IS time to replace my ancient, extremely loud vacuum cleaner), but it's tempered by needing to be useful and being the best at meeting my needs.