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At first glance, ads seem a win-win payment model for never-seen-before services: people trade something they're generally unaware of (their attention) for some
by KMag 3y ago
At first glance, ads seem a win-win payment model for never-seen-before services: people trade something they're generally unaware of (their attention) for something they weren't aware they wanted or needed. Then you realize their attention is literally the stuff of their conscious lives, the most valuable thing they have.
- amelius 3y agoAnd then you realize that you pay twice for the ads: once with your attention, and then again when you buy the product (the cost of which includes the advertising costs). And then you realize that we're over-consuming, and the planet would be in a much healthier state if ads didn't exist as they do now.