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by koliber 1y ago
I get the choice, but I make the choice I like less because it is more convenient to make it. If we only look at the positives, then the situation is better. But we have to look at the cost, and there is a cost, in terms of time and mental
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by koliber 1y ago
That’s in theory. In practice these banners regularly break. They are hard to click on certain devices where the button is off screen. If they use JavaScript and there is an error elsewhere, you can’t hide them. And I regularly see them ove
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by koliber 1y ago
It's true that they are different, but I would not say that they're very different. There is a considerable group of people here on HN who have a narrow definition of what an ad is. Advertising and marketing are indeed two differe
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by koliber 1y ago
I think you hit the nail on the head - people tend to think of push (outbound) marketing as "ads" while they don't think as much about passive ads. It's true that it's harder to do push / outbound marketing in
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by koliber 1y ago
> My overriding personal objective is to be able to exist without being expected to consume and spend constantly every moment, waking or otherwise We're fully aligned. The original point I was trying to make is that advertising can
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by koliber 1y ago
My point is that all ads are bad and marketing can provide value for consumers. Pointing out an egregious case of advertising that does not deliver a net positive does not disprove that point. There are plenty of examples of bad advertising
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by koliber 1y ago
I am taking a broader definition of ad to include things that also have other names. - job ads and classified ads that can also be called listings - ads for events that can also be called notices - product description on services like Amazo
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by koliber 1y ago
> If you ACTUALLY wanted to go to that concert, you would have looked up the tour dates for the band six months ago I am lazy, am not a super-fan and don't follow any bands, but if someone who I kind of enjoy is playing in town, I a
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by koliber 1y ago
Companies exist to make money. They use marketing as part of that process. However, we can not forget that consumers derive value from the things that companies sell. If we only focus on the big bad companies, then it is not possible to see
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by koliber 1y ago
I consistently see marketing and advertising where I learn about events, products, or services I did not know about before. While researching potential products, I read through marketing websites (a form of ad) of different offers. I buy th
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by koliber 1y ago
What about the ad for your kids' school fundraiser? Or the ad for a used car that your cousin would love. Or the poster for the concert at your local community hall.
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by koliber 1y ago
All of this is true for a large portion of web ads. Then there is the ad for your kids' school fundraiser. Or the ad for a used car that your cousin would love. Or the poster for the concert at your local community hall. These ads also
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by koliber 1y ago
A lot of marketing is done badly. These bad ways are the most glaring and people sometimes think that all marketing is like that. In reality, there is a lot of marketing that is completely unnoticeable. Some people would not even consider t
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by koliber 1y ago
I disagree that this is the sole purpose of ads. I can see how people arrive at that opinion, but I feel it is narrow and incomplete. With a little restrospection and introspection, anyone can see examples in their own life where marketin
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by koliber 1y ago
I agree with 99.9% of what you wrote. It’s presented very clearly. We are social animals even if we don’t like to admit it. A while ago I would say I agree 100%, but more recently I learned that ads have value. Therefore i can’t agree with
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by koliber 1y ago
It is my opinion that if we examine any factor closely, it will have multiple disjoint effects. As in nothing is absolutely unilateral in its effects. Some of those effects will depend on certain conditions. If it is possible to specify con
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by koliber 1y ago
That's right. This is true for regular sleep and for anesthesia.
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by koliber 1y ago
Exactly. In some cases disease causes death. In others it causes immunity which in turn causes “good health” and postpones death.
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by koliber 1y ago
I wonder how they will quantize causality. Sometimes a particular cause has different, and even opposite, effects. Alcohol causes anxiety. At the same time it causes relaxation. These effects depend on time frame, and many individual circum
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by koliber 1y ago
It’s the same with sleep. I thought about this a lot. I tried comparing going to sleep and sleeping to being put under. The only differences I have is that after waking up sometimes I have a recollection of having dreams. But if something h
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by koliber 1y ago
Just like at an all-you-can eat buffet.
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by koliber 1y ago
These are great points. However, I don’t think these companies provision capacity for peak usage and let it idle during off peak. I think they provision it at something a bit above average, and aim at 100% utilization for the max number of
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by koliber 1y ago
Here's why it's wrong to think you did something wrong when you get rejected from a job: Sometimes, a company has multiple candidates that pass the interview with flying colors for a single role. They need to pick someone, and rej
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by koliber 1y ago
Regarding closing the account, it's probably just like you describe. However, the author was told something else. Not everyone knows the "proper" procedure by heart, and many people rely on what they are told from officials i
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by koliber 1y ago
I like that.
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by koliber 1y ago
I agree that it has become hard to buy single issues in the digital world. I have some digital subscriptions, and would be happy to pay a bit here and there for one-off issues.
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by koliber 1y ago
Good background checks are expensive. I am paying for it to make sure things turn out well. I'm sure there are organizations and outsourcing companies that skip it or treat it purely as a formality. I don't do that with my clients
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by koliber 1y ago
In my experience, even though there are layers of subcontractors, the individual ultimately doing the work is vetted thoroughly. Source: 1st hand experience being a provider of such services.
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by koliber 1y ago
Newspapers used to be printed on paper and no one batted an eye when they were asked to fork over a few quarters per issue. It was not considered ritzy or posh to read about what is going on. Someone needs to pay those people who create the
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by koliber 1y ago
It's not something I spring on all candidates. I only ask the ones who seem suspicious. I recently started explicitly mentioning WHY I am doing it and stating my desire to not support the murderous regime of North Korea. The call alway

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