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Because living in the era of being psychologically manipulated from every direction for every second of our lives fucking sucks. Because they should show fewer
by ajkjk 3y ago
Because living in the era of being psychologically manipulated from every direction for every second of our lives fucking sucks.
Because they should show fewer ads that don't fuck with our heads and make less money in the process, and regulation hasn't caught up yet, and in the meantime they have an approximate monopoly so we have to deal with it.
Because they stay in power not by doing the best job or providing the best service, not even a good one really, but by manipulating markets, governments, and people in their favor, and by destroying competition, which means they've earned no respect and deserve nothing.
- lopatin 3y agoWhat makes a targeted ad the same as psychological manipulation?
- falcor84 3y agoAdvertising is pretty much psychological manipulation by its very definition. Targeted advertising is manipulation targeted directly at my psyche.
- lopatin 3y agoSure, we can say that advertising in general is psychological manipulation. But that isn't what ajkjk was saying. They were ok with advertising, but not ok with targeted ads. > they should show fewer ads that don't fuck with our heads If I'm shown an ad that caters to my taste in software and horror movies, I don't consider that to be fucking with my head.
- ajkjk 3y agoDidn't say they were, but, like.... they are. Ads are fucking gross. I can't wait for the future where we almost entirely abolish them. Probably has to come after we stop worshipping the stock market, though.