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It's the exact opposite. Advertising-based model is why the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world have had access to the exact same Google search
by vikinghckr 10mo ago
It's the exact opposite. Advertising-based model is why the poorest people in the poorest countries in the world have had access to the exact same Google search, YouTube and Facebook as the richest people in the US. Ad-supported business models are the great equalizers of wealth.
- _lyxd 10mo agoSubsidizing the poor via ads is what we cheer for? bike theif brained understanding
- vikinghckr 10mo agoYes giving people with fewer resources an option to pay with their attention is a morally good thing for society, actually.
- tadfisher 10mo agoEven better, morally, to give the product to them without harvesting their attention or personal data
- vikinghckr 10mo agoNo, that's charity, which while morally great is not sustainable at scale and in the long run.
- tadfisher 10mo agoDisagree; these users are already subsidized by those who click ads and buy things.
- AlexandrB 10mo agoConsidering how prominent gambling and gambling advertising is, aren't we creating more poverty and keeping people poor through ads? Advertising seems like it's a net drain on the poor through encouraging consumption people can't afford and pushing a variety of vices. Edit: "Sorry your husband lost the money you were saving for a house on stake.com, but here's your free Google search."