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That's not without cost, though. It could mean that poor become so inundated with ads that they waste their already limited budget on frivolous bullshit and jun

That's not without cost, though. It could mean that poor become so inundated with ads that they waste their already limited budget on frivolous bullshit and junk food, and have to take out more payday loans to pay the water bill this month.

calbear81 12y ago
Your point has been made several times on this topic but can someone cite some study about how poor people are more "susceptible" to the ill effects of advertising and how everything that is being advertised is obviously "bullshit"? If anything, advertising is what allows poor people to have the same access to content/information without having to pay real wages in return for access. What types of online ads that you see do you consider bullshit?
- deciplex 12y ago
  It's not that they are necessarily more susceptible, it's that they would be exposed to more of it, under this model.
- nitrogen 12y ago
  How do the advertisers benefit from showing ads to people who can't afford their products anyway?