Working in adtech and trying to convince yourself (and others) you are doing the world a favor is a real equilibrium exercise. The false dichotomy between ads/

Working in adtech and trying to convince yourself (and others) you are doing the world a favor is a real equilibrium exercise. The false dichotomy between ads/paywall is not really useful, when the reality is that you often get a paywall and ads after you agree to pay. The advertisement industry is a cancerous blight of our societies, its sole purpose is to sell us stuff we do not need to increase a company’s profit. The fact that this is done on the web by plundering our personal data with no regard for our privacy is just the cherry on top. Ads business is unhinged capitalism and a social and ecological disaster, and advocating in its favor today is short-sighted at best. It’s fine to work a job you like in an unethical industry, but it is not necessary to try to sell it to other people.