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> Individually targeted political advertising where content is tailored should be banned. What's the problem with telling people the truth they want to hear?
by 15457345234 3y ago
> Individually targeted political advertising where content is tailored should be banned.
What's the problem with telling people the truth they want to hear?
- ranguna 3y agoSometimes it's not the truth.
- 15457345234 3y ago'the truth they want to hear' != 'the truth' think of it like a local variable, it only needs to persist long enough for the function to complete and for the correct return value to be set
- ranguna 3y agoI'm not sure I believe in "local truth" that is not a subset of absolute truth. There are things that a subset of people believe, but I don't think we can name that concept with "truth", it would be confusing.
- ListeningPie 3y agoI wrote that in my original message. >With individualized ads there is no chance for a broader discussion on the ads veracity, the ads can exploit individual fears and concerns, and they can give opposing messages to different groups on niche issues that do not enter the public debate. veracity noun ve· rac· i· ty və-ˈra-sə-tē pluralveracities Synonyms of veracity 1 : conformity with truth or fact : ACCURACY