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?

  • BurgerBaron@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    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.