• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Exactly. Starting from the premise that these services deserve the revenue from ads is completely wrong. As advertising has grown, so has corporate greed in extracting more value from users while providing a worse service.

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      9 months ago

      Starting from the premise that we owe corporations the opportunity to subject us to mental abuse for any reason is the problem. Let’s not forget what ads are and how they work.

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        9 months ago

        I agree with you for the most part, but at the same time people need a way to find the things they want. There are lots of products and services that genuinely make life better, but without advertising you may never even know what you’re missing.

        That position is completely in the distance behind where we are now, with the pure exploitation and manipulative marketing, but it’s still a valid point.