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Same, as well as serving me better ads that I will be more susceptible to in a more euphoric state of mind.

imnotdang 3y ago
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Fauntleroy 3y ago
It's always a good exercise to keep in mind how fantastic new tech will be forced into shitty capitalism-driven forms when it actually hits.
- viccuad 3y ago
  Let's just build it in open source and out of walled gardens then.
bigfudge 3y ago
In reply to the iamnotdang comment below, which I don't seem to be able to comment on directly: There is sarcasm here, which is perhaps what you're referring to. But I'd argue here it's a form of satire which is also (slightly) informative. The reader doesn't have to work very hard to realise the argument being made that this is another greasing of the slippery slope we're on to Black Mirror style immersive surveillance capitalism. Perhaps we should make that point explicitly: It's a concern that US based mega corps will have access to data about mental states at population scale, and that would provide significant power to them for both good and potential ill.
- jrockway 3y ago
  It's a 1 hour old troll account that has already been banned.
pulisse 3y ago
They'll charge more to serve you ads when you're in a more receptive state of mind, but the ads you're served won't necessarily be better.
supertrope 3y ago
"New Google phone service whispers targeted ads directly into users' ears" https://www.theonion.com/new-google-phone-service-whispers-targeted-ads-directly-1819594923 https://www.theonion.com/new-google-phone-service-whispers-t...
RockRobotRock 3y ago
I was feeling a bit down today when I heard a whisper: BetterHelp telehealth therapy. Use offer code GOOG10 for 10% off your first month
- posix_compliant 3y ago
  At this point I have become intransigently opposed to using betterhelp due to the incessant ad spam I've been subjected to over the last few years.
  - mensetmanusman 3y ago
    Hmm, you don’t sound like you saved a bunch of money on your new car insurance, are you sure you don’t need betterhelp?
dotnet00 3y ago
Congratulations, you have a new billion dollar startup idea to sell to Google for it to kill a few years later.

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It's always a good exercise to keep in mind how fantastic new tech will be forced into shitty capitalism-driven forms when it actually hits.

viccuad 3y ago
Let's just build it in open source and out of walled gardens then.

bigfudge 3y ago

In reply to the iamnotdang comment below, which I don't seem to be able to comment on directly: There is sarcasm here, which is perhaps what you're referring to. But I'd argue here it's a form of satire which is also (slightly) informative. The reader doesn't have to work very hard to realise the argument being made that this is another greasing of the slippery slope we're on to Black Mirror style immersive surveillance capitalism. Perhaps we should make that point explicitly: It's a concern that US based mega corps will have access to data about mental states at population scale, and that would provide significant power to them for both good and potential ill.

jrockway 3y ago
It's a 1 hour old troll account that has already been banned.

pulisse 3y ago

They'll charge more to serve you ads when you're in a more receptive state of mind, but the ads you're served won't necessarily be better.

supertrope 3y ago

"New Google phone service whispers targeted ads directly into users' ears" https://www.theonion.com/new-google-phone-service-whispers-targeted-ads-directly-1819594923 https://www.theonion.com/new-google-phone-service-whispers-t...

RockRobotRock 3y ago

I was feeling a bit down today when I heard a whisper: BetterHelp telehealth therapy. Use offer code GOOG10 for 10% off your first month

posix_compliant 3y ago
At this point I have become intransigently opposed to using betterhelp due to the incessant ad spam I've been subjected to over the last few years.
- mensetmanusman 3y ago
  Hmm, you don’t sound like you saved a bunch of money on your new car insurance, are you sure you don’t need betterhelp?

dotnet00 3y ago

Congratulations, you have a new billion dollar startup idea to sell to Google for it to kill a few years later.