They are one of the most infuriating things for me. But I curious to know why is this a popular pattern in websites. Do people actually stop whatever they were planning to do and watch the video ?

I’ve blocked them on all my devices. But once in a while I see them when I use someone else’s devices and I wonder.

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Never. You can block that in Firefox by default.

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I have all that shit autoblocked.

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I try to watch all of them. They are always super informative and entertaining. They always are about something I am interested in. They are always super short and never get in the way of what I am trying to read or actually view. I particularly like how they sometimes play more than one video so it can be a two for one!! Thanks internet ad gods!! /s

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That’s great!

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for cupcakes.

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Did you miss the explicit /s as well as the strongly implied one?

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I think they were also joining in on the joke.

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I guess you missed my implication…

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When you try to read some Warhammer 40k lore and those things get in the way, it’s hard not to want to send an Exterminatus to those who created them.

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