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Are there options that don't involve advertising? Is there any way that we as a society could try to move towards an online economy that isn't built upon hijac
by skyyler 7y ago
Are there options that don't involve advertising?
Is there any way that we as a society could try to move towards an online economy that isn't built upon hijacking attention?
- mirimir 7y agoI hate seeing ads, and I hate being tracked. So I'd much rather have fairly priced and privacy-preserving micropayment services. However, I also get that many people couldn't afford even micropayment prices that are comparable to current ad income. So they'd need some accommodation. Having a "pay or see ads" choice might work. Except that there are adblockers.
- skyyler 7y agoI hate the idea of paying for the luxury of having your own thoughts not be intruded upon.
- mirimir 7y agoI'm usually as hardcore as the next person, but isn't a bit much to get huffy about someone trying to fund their site using ads? As I see it, they have the right to use ads. And I have the right to block ads. So we just fight it out.
- d1zzy 7y agoAnd making that universally available (geographically, economically and for all ages) as "free with ads" is and making it as anonymous as that (because while people complain a lot about Google's privacy invasion, last time I checked they don't require login to do a search, you can use private browsers, tor, etc but good luck making a universal payment system not traceable, don't think governments would ever allow it).
- chillacy 7y agoFrom a brief survey of the cities I've been to around the world, I'm gonna have to say "not yet". And even in a post-scarcity post-money society the one thing which remains valuable is attention.