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Of course I would rather get irrelevant ads than have irresponsible firms tracking the patterns of my online behavior. That seems like an extremely obvious choi
by mbrock 9y ago
Of course I would rather get irrelevant ads than have irresponsible firms tracking the patterns of my online behavior. That seems like an extremely obvious choice.
Ads are not there for my benefits, they are memetic weapons deployed by corporations to nudge my subconscious. I haven't voluntarily clicked on a single ad in my entire life. They are 100% obnoxious, and these days, privacy violating to a staggering degree.
- kelnos 9y agoYou're in the minority, though. The majority of people don't even have an adblocker installed. The companies that are able to give their services away for "free" wouldn't be able to do so without the majority of people who are at least marginally accepting of their ads. I'm not trying to say you have an obligation to look at ads (I hate advertising nearly as much as you do), but I do understand and accept why these practices are there, and believe that, for the people that do see ads, targeted ads are more useful than untargeted random noise. I would happily instead pay monthly for things that are largely ad-supported, if they'd give me that option.