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Because some of us like to think of ourselves as - oh, I don't know - human beings and citizens, rather than mere "consumers". Because some of us would like, j
by jlangenauer 14y ago
Because some of us like to think of ourselves as - oh, I don't know - human beings and citizens, rather than mere "consumers".
Because some of us would like, just for once, some space (either virtual or physical) that's not inundated with advertisements.
Because the basis of advertising is manipulation of free will to serve commercial interests, and is thus inherently degrading.
That's why.
- TeMPOraL 14y agoExactly. And in the example of searching for baseball bat, if I search for "but baseball bats online", all I care about are organic search results. Yes, those are different than ads, and yes, even when I have a strong intent to buy something right now, I still don't want to see ads. They are lying, bending the truth, or just simply presenting me with suboptimal choices. Personally, there is no context I found ads useful in. Ever.