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"It's hilarious how everyone has just forgotten that used to be a thing" Ads were always a thing, they're just going to be better targeted with more info. The
by sonnyblarney 8y ago
"It's hilarious how everyone has just forgotten that used to be a thing"
Ads were always a thing, they're just going to be better targeted with more info.
There is no free lunch, so what this means is the 'no cookie' users may be exposed to more ads.
I understand the market dynamics are not working very well, but we have to remember that information provided is not free either.
- tuco86 8y agoyou will get as many ads as the typical user is able to bare no matter what.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoThe underlying economics are unavoidable. Companies are not trying to 'do inherent evil' - they just want to show relevant ads. And by the way, consumers definitely appreciate the relevance. There is another side to the equation, and there are economic consequences to all of this that will come home to root. Personally, I loathe Facebook and don't use it for personal reasons, but I have a small business and it's the only advertising mechanism that works for us: we have a neat little product for a niche category. There are entire economies that can only exist with the ability to effectively get the word out, there is tremendous social good in this. We just have to figure out a way to do it that fits within reasonable privacy guidelines.