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Corruption might be the wrong word. But 'disagree politically' suggests that what voters think matters, instead of what financial contributors desire. Every pol
by athrowaway3z 6y ago
Corruption might be the wrong word. But 'disagree politically' suggests that what voters think matters, instead of what financial contributors desire. Every political decision has winners and losers. This one seems heavily biased towards the 0.01% of people directly financially incentivized, while the rest has to deal with the breach of privacy and the social effects of hyper targeted advertisement ( a case can be made that this includes things like the QAnon bubble )
- carmen_sandiego 6y agoI disagree. Most startups and other small businesses, for example, are not run by the 0.01%. And yet, the data ecosystem is often key to their success. Targeted ads are a boon to hairdressers and multi-billion-dollar conglomerates alike. Just because something happens to enrich the top end, doesn't mean it's of no use to everyone else. We shouldn't avoid doing overall beneficial things because the rich will tend to benefit more. The rich benefit more from almost everything. We might as well say no to building roads because it provides for Bezos' delivery empire.
- coddle-hark 6y ago> Targeted ads are a boon to hairdressers Are they? Are targeted ads really increasing the number of hairdressers and/or making them more profitable?