It doesn't need to be debunked. I think everyone here knows (including me OP) more or less how algorithms manipulate people. So did people manipulate others i

It doesn't need to be debunked. I think everyone here knows (including me OP) more or less how algorithms manipulate people. So did people manipulate others into buying things that they don't need for centuries without technology too. It doesn't have anything to do with algorithms, it's just automating an existing process. With the same logic we should practically ban every commercial and ad, as they are trying to manipulate us to buy something to some extent.