I diligently mute them, I’m a freak I cannot stand them. But from the nature of many people’s complaints about ads, it seems like they listen to them and want to retain the words they’ve said?
One of the following:
- Ignore, do nothing.
- Fast forward. An ad break is around 15 min so sometimes we start watching a program late so we can fast forward ads later.
- Change channel. Sometimes half the ad breaks are at the end of the program so by changing channel you don’t lose anything lol.
My guess is that normal people, such as the ones least likely to be on Lemmy, don’t do anything when an ad plays. They’re accustomed to seeing them, and aren’t likely to be inclined to stop them, as quite a few on here would. There are always outliers, though.
I take ads as a personal attack on my psyche. I turn my toothpaste around so I’m not looking at the logo. I pirate any shows I want to watch, and I use uBlock Origin in my browser.
When I was a kid I would change the channel until commercials were over
I haven’t seen an add in years, but I would mute or do something else like a regular commercial break. You know, snack, maybe bathroom, check my phone, etc.
