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Well, working in ad-tech is pretty much bad from the get-go, this just seems like more of the same to me. To be fair, unlike VW diesels, it's also not directly
by blacksmith_tb 6y ago
Well, working in ad-tech is pretty much bad from the get-go, this just seems like more of the same to me. To be fair, unlike VW diesels, it's also not directly damaging anyone's health, but it's still a nasty business.
- inetknght 6y ago> it's also not directly damaging anyone's health I completely disagree. Have you noticed how much targeted advertising has sold out our world and affected peoples ability to rationally think?
- claudeganon 6y agoAdvertising has done more damage to people’s mental health and self-image then just about any other industry.
- manigandham 6y ago> working in ad-tech is pretty much bad from the get-go No, it's the same as any other industry. A single company or negative behavior doesn't define everyone.
- engineeringwoke 6y agoNo, ad tech is well-known as the particularly abusive part of these monopolistic businesses. It's a race to the bottom, and someone has to code them there. It's bad.
- bigbubba 6y agoIt's common practice in the advertising industry to exploit people's feelings of inadequacy. This is an industry that doesn't think twice about making an emotionally vulnerable teenager feel like a loser if they think it will help them sell some shitty product as the 'solution.' This is directly harming people's health.
- blacksmith_tb 6y agoYes, I considered that, and I agree that it's an industry that does cause psychological harm to make a buck. But that still seems a little different than causing respiratory illness - maybe not that different, really...
- bigbubba 6y agoWith regard to particulate emissions, consider the role advertisers play in the deaths attributable to the tobacco industry. I'd wager more have been killed by tobacco industry advertisers than by VW engineers.