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Running targeted advertising on devices allows manufacturers to price devices lower by recouping lost sale revenue from the advertising stream. In other words,

by ethbr1 2y ago

Running targeted advertising on devices allows manufacturers to price devices lower by recouping lost sale revenue from the advertising stream. In other words, an advertising dollar doesn't disappear: it's paid to someone.

czl 2y ago
> an advertising dollar doesn't disappear: it's paid to someone. Window breaking gangs could make a similar same claim about their activity boosting GDP might they not? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
- pests 2y ago
  Someone used this window breaking analogy recently here on HN - I can't remember why it came up or who said it, but is this a common framing? I do remember it being about how a window maker paying people to break windows not being a productive contribution to GDP. Just thought it was curious seeing it again.
  - czl 2y ago
    > but is this a common framing? Yes a common misconception about economics so much so it has a Wikipedia page to explain it.
    - pests 2y ago
      Oh duh, thanks. I somehow did not see your link when I originally posted.
BLKNSLVR 2y ago
> to someone ... I'd rather not pay for the "service" they're providing.