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> It seems like a massive, open secret that nobody wants to talk about because the whole system is propped up by it. I was never really a punk-rebel kid, but a
by Terr_ 1y ago
> It seems like a massive, open secret that nobody wants to talk about because the whole system is propped up by it.
I was never really a punk-rebel kid, but a certain part of me rooted in the optimism of the early-internet kinda wants to see ad-models crash and burn.
Even advertising "working normally" always had a psychic odor of exploitation and deceit. Ex: "You absolutely need this product or else your peers will hate you."
- Terr_ 1y agoP.S.: Imagine a world with "AI" (open-source, user-controlled) which can instantly detect ads on your screen, and pass the bounding-boxes to another program which covers them up. You could even install them on some digital glasses for a kind of They Live sunglasses situation [0], but please never wear such things while driving... [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrrh86WDG0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrrh86WDG0