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if there's one sub-sector of tech that is more than willing to take data and massage it until it fits a particular narrative, it's advertising.
by save_ferris 6y ago
if there's one sub-sector of tech that is more than willing to take data and massage it until it fits a particular narrative, it's advertising.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoI'd argue advertising isn't a sub-sector of tech; rather it's a sub-sector of phycology and persuasion. Marketing / advertising is a sub-sector of exploitation.
- quesera 6y agoAll of the above, of course. Modern advertising is technology deployed for the purpose of exploiting psychology to effect persuasion. Marketing is not the same thing as advertising, but it can frequently be described identically.