Very unique and unpopular opinion, I know, but I hate watching ads during a show. Fuck the advertisers; I refuse to pay attention.

Rather than doom scroll, I’d love to hear what you think I should do when ads are on.

To make things challenging:

*often I’m pinned to the couch by my senior dog who I’m loathe to move unnecessarily, so getting up and doing squats is often out

*loud activities are probably out, see above

*be specific, ‘I play games on my phone’ - but what can you play casually, for 30s at a time (for example) and then happily go back to watching your show?

*use adblockers bla bla, not always possible and not in the spirit of my request.

That being said, all suggestions are great - I’m sure we’ll all get something from it. Stick it to the man!

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      3·
      16 days ago

      Seriously. Ditch your streaming providers; ditch cable. Just get Stremio + Torrentio + Real-Debrid. And SmartTubeNext. All the video content you could ever need on your TV can be streamed instantly through these two apps. Every movie; every TV show; all of YouTube. All ad-free. Buy an antenna for local channels/sports and you’re set for life.

  • Im_old@lemmy.world
    1·
    16 days ago

    make a grocery shopping list (or any to-do list)

    Stretch your legs by raising them straight (still sitting down) and rotate your feet

    Stretch your arms up and move your neck, rotate your shoulders

    Think what went well today

  • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1·
    16 days ago

    If you’re watching something on TV, record it and watch it later instead of when it airs. Even starting it 15 minutes later would probably let you fast forward through many of the ads.

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
    1·
    16 days ago

    It should be just enough time to call your cable provider and cancel. We’re not in the 2000’s anymore