I don’t understand ads. Do people actually use services and buy products because of a shitty advertisement?

Yukhk. I hate how so many of these services spend most of their efforts on marketing instead of making a decent product or experience. Isn’t mullvad one of the actual best VPN providers out there? NEVER seen them run an ad, hell, I only found out about them on accident due to mental outlaw, some ordinary gamers or the linux experiment. Can’t remember which tho.

Every time I see an ad, I make a mental note to avoid the brand.