I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don’t belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren’t installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.
I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say “Download this app today”. The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.
i remember going to rehab and the counselors would just let the radio ads blare whenever we’d drive to meetings. just pure garbage for 2 minutes straight. melts my brain to think people just live like that. in my family we vigilantly mute ads