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What gets under my skin is the perception that they have this "right to be seen". Where 'being seen' means robbing me of my attention for a moment to try to se
by click170 12y ago
What gets under my skin is the perception that they have this "right to be seen".
Where 'being seen' means robbing me of my attention for a moment to try to sell me something I likely don't want, and every company and their dog is lining up around the block to be seen.
This author has nailed it: "The ad industry has spent years cultivating a 'fuck you' attitude where they would do everything that was within their technical capabilities to spy on people and shovel ads on top of them. To now suddenly be concerned about the 'morality' of what other people do is the height of hypocrisy."
When Ad companies start respecting my wishes, I'll consider respecting theirs.