Yep that’s right. I’ve been saying that for years. Ads are in a race to the bottom, it is a tragedy of the unmanaged commons and the commons is human attention.

Yep that’s right. I’ve been saying that for years. Ads are in a race to the bottom, it is a tragedy of the unmanaged commons and the commons is human attention. In most “socialist” countries, ads did not intrude in your life. But actually, it is worse than just ads. Capitalism can harm freedom of speech, and for-profit online platforms shape it in such a way that society gets more and more polarized and depressed. Record levels of depression and sadness in teenage girls One fifth of middle aged women on antidepressants There are solutions, but they involve different economics: https://rational.app https://rational.app If anyone wants to get involved — feel free to email me. I did a couple interviews with Noam Chomsky on this subject: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPZ8rSESZo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPZ8rSESZo https://community.qbix.com/t/freedom-of-speech-and-capitalism-in-2021-interview-with-noam-chomsky-political-commentator/158 https://community.qbix.com/t/freedom-of-speech-and-capitalis... And also David Harvey and Thomas Greco: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ezf7wxJ7whA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ezf7wxJ7whA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6iHAG3lx4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ax6iHAG3lx4