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Nothing new here . Both Facebook and Google’s business model thrives on addiction and almost all their revenue comes from ads. However much as the NYT and WSJ t
by nus07 5y ago
Nothing new here . Both Facebook and Google’s business model thrives on addiction and almost all their revenue comes from ads. However much as the NYT and WSJ try to berate them these modern day tobacco companies are here to stay. Their revenue and profits are more than those of the next 10 companies combined . And no one is turning down a big paycheck and money .
- aikinai 5y agoAddiction to finding answers online?
- relyks 5y agoHe’s probably referring to YouTube, as I also don’t see searching for information as being addictive. I do find searching throughout the day to be totally necessary though.
- elliekelly 5y agoIt drives me nuts that NYT podcasts run Facebook ads about how Facebook “wants common sense regulation” or some nonsense. It’s one of the reasons I didn’t renew my subscription.
- wutbrodo 5y agoHow do you figure that web search relies on addiction? This is quite a novel take to me.