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Yeah, I'm pretty receptive to this POV. "Manipulative" is carrying a lot of work in this discussion though. I'll just add one memorable example of where ads ac

Yeah, I'm pretty receptive to this POV. "Manipulative" is carrying a lot of work in this discussion though. I'll just add one memorable example of where ads actually worked for me. I was frustrated by how thick wallets were and so I happened to Google "thin wallets," and got an ad for the "Allet", which was exactly what I was looking for, and I did end up buying it, and I still use Allets to this day. That said, I tried the same search just now and Allet didn't come up in the first page of results, so I'm not sure what to make of that, ha.

scubbo 5y ago
> "Manipulative" is carrying a lot of work in this discussion though. Yeah, that's a very fair criticism. I'm struggling to find internally-consistent definitions that simultaneously: * Allow small creators to talk about their work, while condemning large corporations that try to instill demand or desire where none would previously have existed * Allow fans of a product to (spontaneously, without incentive) talk about the product If you simply condemn any creator _ever_ talking about their work (and only permit fans/consumers, without incentive, to offer reviews), then that makes it nigh-impossible for anyone to discover new products. If you condemn only paid advertising (which would allow small creators to blog, to provide demos, etc.), then that unfairly advantages megacorporations who can advertize "for free" by utilizing their other properties.