Not good

Yes, the previews. Sorry, I misread.

Maybe I’m misunderstanding the post. I was under the impression that they are talking about intros/ads to other shows on the same service.

Example: I start a brand new show and I’m immediately hit with an ad for another show on the same service, before I can watch the show I actually selected.

I like your thinking about being part of the team.

I personally like The Office, Parks & Rec, and South Park. I’ve watched them all over and over again, they never get old to me. So I guess my favorite shows are in the comedy genre because I can rewatch them an endless amount of times.

I’ve tried a few episodes of each The Expanse and Severance but I didn’t get too far before I started losing interest. I don’t recall why I lost interest. I should probably give them another go because I do often hear good stuff about them.

Other than comedy, I like Industry, I absolutely loved Midnight Mass (watched it twice), Ozark, Insecure (partly comedy), Black Mirror, and I’m sure there’s quite a few I’m missing.

Apple Music, in the new release section, presented me to SOPHIE and her album by the same name. I had never heard of her before. I read the album description and well… ☠️

I went ahead and listened to the album and I really enjoyed it.

So what’s on my mind? How did I never hear of her before is what I’m wondering. She has ties with a lot of my favorite artists. How did she slip by?

Sounds interesting. Bookmarked it to read later.

That’s a good idea. I’m going to start doing it.

Yeah, they made it real sneaky.

Same thing I was thinking. Literally every product on the shelf has 2-4 prices attached to it.

• “real” price
• club price
• sale price
• app price

I’m happy that at least something is happening now, even if it’s just the wine. Hopefully this is just the beginning.

Thanks! Added to the list

This community is about dark patterns. Sounds like you're in the wrong place.

I guess you didn't read the post. I've already donated many times more than $5. This is about a dark pattern, not about donations.

I know a lot of people disagree with me on this, but “just” the intro to a show is still an ad.

I absolutely hate ads and I hate “intros” to shows. They are one and the same. I don’t care if I have the option to tap a button to skip the intro (some services don’t even allow this), end of day is I literally pay for “ad-free” content on these services and they still manage to mess that up.

I’m open to hearing why people are ok with these intros while not ok with normal ads.