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Oh how I wish we all weren't trying to abuse human psychological weaknesses to get cheap clicks and views. At this point I'm tempted to dump the entire Internet

by Toine 8y ago

Oh how I wish we all weren't trying to abuse human psychological weaknesses to get cheap clicks and views. At this point I'm tempted to dump the entire Internet just like I dumped TV... Then I remember you can't live without it nowadays. Then it swallows me back.

acbabis 8y ago
You must be really fun at parties
- stochastic_monk 8y ago
  He makes a great point. How can we get the internet to be more useful and less clickbait?
  - that_jojo 8y ago
    Click here to find out
  - Viliam1234 8y ago
    Ban online advertising? No, this is not a serious proposal, but I am afraid that nothing less will help. When you have a strong financial incentive to do something, saying "but it's not nice" is not going to convince many people; in best case, those convinced by the argument will change their business, and someone else will take their place.
    - Toine 8y ago
      I think advertising is great. It allows people in need of a product/service to be able to purchase it, and it allows people providing said product/service to be known and deliver the value. As always, the problem is not the concept itself, but to what degree you allow it to grow. A civilized society has laws and rules limiting individual freedoms so that things don't get out of control. Different societies have different values and put laws in place to enforce those values on the people. About advertising, did you know that in France, the law literally says "The dental profession may not be practised as a business.", which means no direct or indirect advertising ? This is a consequence of the belief that citizens health is more important than private gains (that doesn't stop French dentists to earn very good money compared to the rest of the population). On the other end of the spectrum, you have all these insane marketing tactics who use known human psychological mechanisms to push products/services into their mouth until they swallow it. In other words, people create a need from nothing in their own interest, at the expense of other people. I believe that is bad, and we should have laws preventing that.
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- interfixus 8y ago
  Parent's point is absolutely valid, and my killjoy-meter registers nothing. The web did not use to be like this. There were banner-ads (oh, take me back!) and there were sensible headlines, and it isn't all that much more than ten years ago.
diggy008 8y ago
You know what, I'm gonna back you up, you got a point. But it's certain human psychological weaknesses that lead us to abuse human psychological weaknesses to get cheap clicks and views. Just take it as something fun to observe and think about. No, I don't go to parties either.

by Toine 8y ago

acbabis 8y ago

You must be really fun at parties

stochastic_monk 8y ago
He makes a great point. How can we get the internet to be more useful and less clickbait?
- that_jojo 8y ago
  Click here to find out
- Viliam1234 8y ago
  Ban online advertising? No, this is not a serious proposal, but I am afraid that nothing less will help. When you have a strong financial incentive to do something, saying "but it's not nice" is not going to convince many people; in best case, those convinced by the argument will change their business, and someone else will take their place.
  - Toine 8y ago
    I think advertising is great. It allows people in need of a product/service to be able to purchase it, and it allows people providing said product/service to be known and deliver the value. As always, the problem is not the concept itself, but to what degree you allow it to grow. A civilized society has laws and rules limiting individual freedoms so that things don't get out of control. Different societies have different values and put laws in place to enforce those values on the people. About advertising, did you know that in France, the law literally says "The dental profession may not be practised as a business.", which means no direct or indirect advertising ? This is a consequence of the belief that citizens health is more important than private gains (that doesn't stop French dentists to earn very good money compared to the rest of the population). On the other end of the spectrum, you have all these insane marketing tactics who use known human psychological mechanisms to push products/services into their mouth until they swallow it. In other words, people create a need from nothing in their own interest, at the expense of other people. I believe that is bad, and we should have laws preventing that.
- deleted 8y ago
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interfixus 8y ago
Parent's point is absolutely valid, and my killjoy-meter registers nothing. The web did not use to be like this. There were banner-ads (oh, take me back!) and there were sensible headlines, and it isn't all that much more than ten years ago.

diggy008 8y ago

You know what, I'm gonna back you up, you got a point. But it's certain human psychological weaknesses that lead us to abuse human psychological weaknesses to get cheap clicks and views. Just take it as something fun to observe and think about. No, I don't go to parties either.