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Well it surely can't identify me. So now Facebook wants advertisers to try to sell kids pharmaceuticals or therapy? What good would that do?

• lucasmullens 9y ago
  Facebook seems to know I have ADHD and suggested a few "fidget toys". I actually like those ads. I could see targeted ads for things like full-spectrum lights (used for people with seasonal affective disorder) or Headspace (app for meditation) being a good thing.
  • catshirt 9y ago
    it can't arbitrate news, do we really want it trying to arbitrate diagnoses?
    • lucasmullens 9y ago
      It's not a diagnosis, it's an ad. Worst case is you're shown irrelevant ads.
      • catshirt 9y ago
        i think we can call it a diagnoses. i also think the worst case is more insidious. there's gotta a psychological effect of some super smart computer saying you have X all the time. Facebook is pervasive. imagine WebMD-syndrome if everyone was browsing WebMD 3 hours a day.
    • deevolution 9y ago
      But it could, eventually, theoretically? Ideally if it were good at its job it could point out things that you weren't consciously aware of before and then suggest appropriate courses of action. Advertising may not be the best medium for this, but perhaps another app that analyses your facebook habits/behaviors. Doesnt even need to be facebook specific. I think its worth some research effort.
      • catshirt 9y ago
        i'm all for computers diagnosing things, just a little concerned with the ethics of "researching" at Facebook-scale.