> This is demonstrably false, unfortunately. You can't just wish away all of advertising before 2005. It wasn't perfect, but it was fine. Publishing has been c

> This is demonstrably false, unfortunately. You can't just wish away all of advertising before 2005. It wasn't perfect, but it was fine. Publishing has been collapsing since then and the reasons aren't confusing. Yes, _as an advertiser_, having targeting is great. But as a mining company, dumping waste water in the river is great. Who cares? It matters what effect your actions have on the system as a whole.