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> most people don't consider targeting advertising to be "spying and psychological manipulation" A bit of a catch-22; if they did consider it that, then the ma
by dooglius 4y ago
> most people don't consider targeting advertising to be "spying and psychological manipulation"
A bit of a catch-22; if they did consider it that, then the manipulation wasn't very good, was it?
The revealed preferences of companies to pay for advertising indicates that it is successful at manipulation, enough to justify its cost.
- whimsicalism 4y agoIt is manipulation in the same manner that you are trying to manipulate me by posting your comment. So much of this rhetoric involves assigning scary words "manipulation", "spying", etc. to everyday events.