I'm talking about usability and value to the user. You're talking about optimizing the UI to exploit the users for your maximum profit. Those two motivations ar

I'm talking about usability and value to the user. You're talking about optimizing the UI to exploit the users for your maximum profit. Those two motivations are obviously not well-aligned I could not disagree more strongly. I have built a career built, in no small part, on a simple business model of creating software that users like because it's easy and works well, and consequently attracting and retaining happy (and paying) customers. This has absolutely nothing to do with ad-tech, which I generally regard as a toxic business model for exactly the reasons you're arguing.