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>And seemingly, the two foremost use cases have become to captivate people’s attention to sell them ads, and to threaten the lives of people we disagree with id
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>And seemingly, the two foremost use cases have become to captivate people’s attention to sell them ads, and to threaten the lives of people we disagree with ideologically.
In my highly unscientific observation those use cases are minuscule in comparison to entertainment (Netflix/Hulu/YouTube shows, funny cat videos, arguing with idiots on Reddit, reading the news, reading blogs, pornography, reading HN, etc, etc).
- Aperocky 7y agoAnd in that it serve us well. Upon reflection, it is clear that most of our energy are spent on entertainment and it’s whats making our lives and the economy more fulfilling.
- bransonf 7y agoI totally agree. My original comment was a bit narrow, but by captivate attention I meant platforms of consumption. But in many of those platforms, I’m willing to bet that an equal or proportionally larger amount of development is in advertising. YouTube for example: Making a large scale video platform is a challenge, but then using that to generate revenue is probably the bigger challenge.