40 points | by samizdis an hour ago ago
4 comments
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50101813
phrases like "the world's worst governments" in a piece like this is just maddeningly muckrakey imo
Maybe it's time to face facts.
How many instances of people do you know who ever purchased something solely because of an ad?
The entire ads industry is a racket. At best a case of the emperor with no clothes, a self-perpetuating mockery.
At worst it's a blatantly thin veil for mass surveillance.
Hey bro/babe lemme peek in your window and see everything you do so I can SeRvE you more rElEvAnT ads.
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50101813
phrases like "the world's worst governments" in a piece like this is just maddeningly muckrakey imo
Maybe it's time to face facts.
How many instances of people do you know who ever purchased something solely because of an ad?
The entire ads industry is a racket. At best a case of the emperor with no clothes, a self-perpetuating mockery.
At worst it's a blatantly thin veil for mass surveillance.
Hey bro/babe lemme peek in your window and see everything you do so I can SeRvE you more rElEvAnT ads.