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Advertisements are very often intended to incept and promote an idea virally. They are, for better or worse, memetic mind viruses. Adblockers are in a very lit
by 1propionyl 10y ago
Advertisements are very often intended to incept and promote an idea virally. They are, for better or worse, memetic mind viruses.
Adblockers are in a very literal sense antivirus.
- eistrati 10y agoSecond that! I love the analogy ;)
- stephengillie 10y agoAdvertising induces desire to generate economic activity. If desire is suffering, then advertising (in the most extreme sense) can be viewed as a form of paid torture.
- omarchowdhury 10y agoAnd then you have someone discovering the teachings of the Buddha from an ad ran by their local Dharma center seeking new patrons.