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Just because a product makes money a certain way doesn’t make that product equal to the way it makes money. I don't say, "time to turn on the local ad network"
by r0m4n0 4y ago
Just because a product makes money a certain way doesn’t make that product equal to the way it makes money. I don't say, "time to turn on the local ad network" when I watch the evening news. They provide some crappy news segments, the weather, I'm slightly more informed, they in turn make money from showing ads to me. I say I "watched the news" which accurately describes what I consumed. I think we can still call Google a search engine? I mean, people still use it to search for things no?
The conclusion of the article was a little bit different than it started so I can't say there was strong argument being made for anything really here. I'll just say, I'll never get the 15 minutes back from reading this article that I learned nothing from.
- blamestross 4y ago> I don't say, "time to turn on the local ad network" when I watch the evening news. I do and I really hope more people realize what's going on there. I really can't stand more than a few moments of modern TV. Heck with cable you pay for the chance to get advertised to and the ads are just getting louder and more garish with time. Increasingly at least my peers and I are just refusing add supported services. QoL is horrible and manipulating you is the only purpose they have. Boomers will take "modern" news networks with them when they die off.
- puffoflogic 4y agoMy parents don't understand why I have never owned a TV, let alone cable. A few times a year I'll watch TV at their house. They proudly proclaim how they're not paying for cable, they only pay for Youtube TV or some such. It has ads; far more ads than content. I ask why they are paying to be served ads. They don't even understand the question. It's really messed up.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoLikewise, everytime I buy something I don't call it the "money taker item".