> Everything else basically just boils down to "they get to show you better ads" which honestly seems like a win-win to me. targeted ads are not better ads. th

> Everything else basically just boils down to "they get to show you better ads" which honestly seems like a win-win to me. targeted ads are not better ads. they can be more effective ads. for the advertiser. not for the consumer of the content they are mixed with because they are harder to ignore or even distinguish. it's not in the interest of the consumer to be told what they want, and being told more effectively definitely isn't. also, on a personal level targeted ads creep me the hell out, piss me off way more than bullshit ad noise. I get a very different level of exposure in the EU, though, so the level of creepiness isn't quite as normalised. also with ads being as ubiquitous as they are, it's weird and alienating to make our ambient experiences not shared ones. it's like that vague unease using someone else's logged in youtube, the alienness of the suggestions, or reading along with someone else's Facebook feed and worrying about the bullshit they're peddled, which for once sticks out because it's not targeted at you. but they didn't ask for that, they were just told what to want. surely you don't think that the ads targeted at you are different? (even if you do, that kinda undermines the point they are generally win/win)