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the problem with ads targeted to what I might like is they lead to more purchasing and spending, which is not without cost. something you won't buy without seei
by nemomarx 2y ago
the problem with ads targeted to what I might like is they lead to more purchasing and spending, which is not without cost. something you won't buy without seeing an ad for it is probably an impulse purchase, and those are somewhat predatory.
it seems more reasonable to me to only advertise like that when a user signals they're interested in a particular type of product, not passively all the time.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoYeah people think of advertising as a "free" way to fund things, but companies wouldn't pay the advertisers if they weren't making a profit off of it, so in theory the customers are still paying for the website, but it's only some of them paying for the vast majority that don't pay a dime, and everyone else is just getting irritated by the ads for no benefit to the website.
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