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I'm worried about advertising itself. I believe pervasive, omnipresent advertising is bad for society, even if it's native, and even if it respects people's pr
by danShumway 7y ago
I'm worried about advertising itself.
I believe pervasive, omnipresent advertising is bad for society, even if it's native, and even if it respects people's privacy. Even in the real world, if there was some way of blocking billboards or posters on the subway, I'd be all for it. I really don't like companies inserting themselves into my life without my permission.
I don't know how typical that is -- almost certainly people like me are a minority, but I suspect that there's a non-trivial number of people who feel the same.
- cameronbrown 7y agoNative advertising is especially worse and it will only grow more prolific with ad blocking. I'd rather have display ads like we've got now just to avoid having to do mental gymnastics to check if an article is an advertisement or not. At least with the current situation things are separated.