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Out of curiosity why are you searching for that? Like if that's your only comment it makes it seem like the possibility of it being an ad dilutes the message th

Out of curiosity why are you searching for that? Like if that's your only comment it makes it seem like the possibility of it being an ad dilutes the message they are writing about? Many articles are sponsored. Many are ghostwritten. Protip: Often times the second company/solution in the article about the solutions is the one that paid for it. Who cares? You want the FTC to step in with an "AHA! #AD!" banner forced on everything?

ganstyles 6y ago
Well, it's an important concept to know when something is an ad or not and to, even in general, know or be able to reason about the motivations of the writer of an article. I think that's why it's important. This is especially relevant when it's a submarine ad, as the person to whom you're replying mentioned. In any case, your comment seems very aggressive.
- vmception 6y ago
  > In any case, your comment seems very aggressive. How could that be? Perhaps because I am ridiculing that person who got nothing else out of the article. It reminds me of a juvenile that just found out the world works a slightly different way than they were told in kindergarten. There is simply a more obvious and more substantive discussion to be had about the above article, then incessantly searching for ads, you can just assume everything is an ad as a baseline and move on, with the format of the ad being just as strategic.
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  - kohtatsu 6y ago
    Assuming everything is an ad is absurd; and resigning yourself to pessimism won't lead to better outcomes. It's important to know the incentives involved in the creation of a piece of information.
    - vmception 6y ago
      Fortunately, I used the word "many", deliberately. It wasn't a defeatist attitude at all. That is the correct quantifier.
thinkingemote 6y ago
"I agree with people when they manipulate me only when I agree with them"

ganstyles 6y ago

Well, it's an important concept to know when something is an ad or not and to, even in general, know or be able to reason about the motivations of the writer of an article. I think that's why it's important. This is especially relevant when it's a submarine ad, as the person to whom you're replying mentioned. In any case, your comment seems very aggressive.

vmception 6y ago
> In any case, your comment seems very aggressive. How could that be? Perhaps because I am ridiculing that person who got nothing else out of the article. It reminds me of a juvenile that just found out the world works a slightly different way than they were told in kindergarten. There is simply a more obvious and more substantive discussion to be had about the above article, then incessantly searching for ads, you can just assume everything is an ad as a baseline and move on, with the format of the ad being just as strategic.
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- kohtatsu 6y ago
  Assuming everything is an ad is absurd; and resigning yourself to pessimism won't lead to better outcomes. It's important to know the incentives involved in the creation of a piece of information.
  - vmception 6y ago
    Fortunately, I used the word "many", deliberately. It wasn't a defeatist attitude at all. That is the correct quantifier.

thinkingemote 6y ago

"I agree with people when they manipulate me only when I agree with them"