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The Complexity of Samsung Pushing Ads on Galaxy Smartphones
One of the amazing things about human beings is how opinionated we are. Everyone has an opinion on something and many times, we disagree on a variety of things yet seem to coexist with one another. There are always exceptions to a rule, however. If there is one thing that we can all agree on it is that we as a collective human society hate advertisements. In the pre-internet age, we would wait for our favorite show to go to commercials before grabbing something to drink or going to the bathroom. We would preoccupy ourselves with something else as opposed to being subjected to an advertisement.
In the internet age, this is what popularized the mere idea of a streaming service like Netflix or Prime Video. The idea of being able to watch a favorite show or movie without being interrupted by advertisements is incredibly appealing to us. This hatred of advertisements has shaped the landscape of cable television, with the concept of cord-cutting becoming a mainstay in our minds. And this all started because we hate advertisements. Why is it then that more and more ads have crept into our…
