I can't decide which is best. Seeing irrelevant ads feels like I'm a polluted area, but I'm sure it won't entice me, and seeing relevant ads is distracting and insidious. There's no upside either way, it's just a necessary evil (or is it?).To be fair, the personalized ads suck. Not as much as non personalized, but they do suck. So obviously the companies algorithms aren't good enough at guessing my wants, and definitely not at the right time. I'm pretty convinced other types of marketing is much more effective, like influencers, streamers and product placement. It's obvious my kids are impacted by what streamers/Youtubers say and show.
I agree that influencers can be very effective, but I don't mind so much because generally if I watch/read them, it's an active decision made when I'm already interested in something. It can bias the decision but that is inevitable anyway since there's no way to have the full knowledge of products before buying them. "generally" though, I'm sure it sometimes makes me desire something I wouldn't want otherwise.