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Where is the "ads are just a way of telling people about things they might want" crowd? heh.
by mindslight 1y ago
Where is the "ads are just a way of telling people about things they might want" crowd? heh.
- rchaud 1y agoThey live in the pages of an economics textbook, blissfully untethered from reality.
- PaulHoule 1y agoI can make that argument wholeheartedly, not even as a “steelman” when it comes to legitimate advertising but so much of it is criminal, morally if not legally —- and the victim is not just the viewer but also the advertiser which is running ads that are completely mistargeted, that damage their brand, or get fraudulent clicks —- I remember the layout of anandtech always shifting around so you would try to click on a link and just before you did an ad would slide under your finger and ka-Ching! Was it by accident or design. On the other hand I’ve known people who sold ads for newspaper and radio and all of them had some sense of ethics.
- cjs_ac 1y agoAn investment opportunity with guaranteed returns is something I would definitely want if it actually existed.
- themafia 1y agoRight behind the "regulatory agencies are asleep at the switch" crowd. If you build /anything/ there will be people who dedicate time to learning how to abuse it for profit. We don't live in Narnia.