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Adverts have semantic content, they aren't noise.
by bowsamic 2y ago
Adverts 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.