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> All of these implicit value transmissions are harmful to audiences, but the effects tend to be distant in time or space Well I see harmful effects now. The w
by tokenizer 13y ago
> All of these implicit value transmissions are harmful to audiences, but the effects tend to be distant in time or space
Well I see harmful effects now. The word "consumers" for one. Children being manipulated for profits. Over-sexualization. Creating the idea that things will make you happy, and make this one of the most popular concepts in society. Dividing people through the message of "Individuality", even though that only really means buying things your neighbor wants.
> I've always found it interesting that prior to us paying for services with our private data, we paid for it with our attention.
And now we pay with both our private data, and our attention, as both are extremely related when you want to either control, convince, or confuse someone.
- tel 13y agoI agree that they're visible—I spoke too soon. I mean more psychologically that they have distance which means that we apply a lot of value discounting. Even if I know that funding all the things I enjoy via advertisement will eventually dehumanize me, I still get to enjoy them today. Disincentivizing local consumer gain is, if I were to wage a wide bet, something society will need to figure out. Our current values are clearly aiming at it.