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What is "just slop" though? A spam advert for a product is still an advert for a product. Therefore it's not just semantic noise, it is still an advert for a pr
by bowsamic 2y ago
What is "just slop" though? A spam advert for a product is still an advert for a product. Therefore it's not just semantic noise, it is still an advert for a product, and therefore his point is invalid: there is an ROI and people will continue to be employed to do it
- TeMPOraL 2y ago> A spam advert for a product is still an advert for a product. Therefore it's not just semantic noise, it is still an advert for a product Ergo slop and semantic noise. Companies that used adverts which weren't noise went out of business long ago.
- bowsamic 2y agoAdverts have semantic content, they aren't noise.
- ryandrake 2y agoLet's just call it slop then. Peak HN: Another conversation is logjammed by nitpicking the precise definition of a word rather than discussing the overall point.
- bowsamic 2y agoExcept I am still discussing the point: the companies won't stop getting an ROI because "slop" still produces an ROI, even if people know it's slop, because it isn't contentless noise, it has semantic content. Just because you and the others don't understand what point I'm making doesn't mean the conversation is "logjammed". I am still discussing the overall point, you just don't see it.
- ryandrake 2y agoFor the record I agree with you--just pointing out a silly, but common, HN pattern.