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This article is built around the same logic as saying you shouldn't drive a car because you'll end up in an accident, and that not driving is the only option.
by zapt02 10y ago
This article is built around the same logic as saying you shouldn't drive a car because you'll end up in an accident, and that not driving is the only option.
Ad serving has problems, but you can't invalidate the claims that media companies need to make revenue by saying you want to minimize risks.
- madeofpalk 10y agoThis is the thinking of people in the media industry (I know, I work there). Thats there's only two options: have the scummy ads we have now, or have none at all and media orgs die. But no one seems to talk about the middleground - ad serving done responsibly. I'm fine with ads, as they're performant and don't abuse my computer.
- Bartweiss 10y agoAdvertising is not intrinsic to media content, it's one possible revenue model. The metaphor isn't to driving a car, it's traveling from A to B. Which means that it's the false dichotomy that self-driving cars and mass transit are trying to break.