The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat kind of life is this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1991arrow-down17
arrow-up1984arrow-down1imageWhat kind of life is this?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoIf the ads actually targeted me with things I’d actually like, instead of trying to manipulate me, I’d probably care less. But they don’t, because shareholders want larger margins.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoTrue… Except there’s a big problem with that There’s not many things I would want that I’m not aware of So would they going to show me 2 ads a day, or would the same 4 things be plastered everywhere each week?
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoYou’re not wrong. I would also add to that list “things I didn’t know I wanted”, but that is hard to objectively differentiate from manipulation.
If the ads actually targeted me with things I’d actually like, instead of trying to manipulate me, I’d probably care less. But they don’t, because shareholders want larger margins.
True… Except there’s a big problem with that
There’s not many things I would want that I’m not aware of
So would they going to show me 2 ads a day, or would the same 4 things be plastered everywhere each week?
You’re not wrong.
I would also add to that list “things I didn’t know I wanted”, but that is hard to objectively differentiate from manipulation.