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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by MichaelBurge on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:18PM (#14197070)
Theoretically, having SV work to make advertising more efficient reduces the impact of money. Clinton spent 50% more than Trump for a similar number of voters, and some argue that it was because Trump could use Facebook ads to target people with less money.

Don't take me too seriously, but I wonder if there's a socially-valuable benefit here to the advertising industry, since it makes it easier for anyone to jump in and run for office.

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Re:Is Facebook capable of adapting to the world it created? by username223 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:53PM (#14197348)
> it makes it easier for anyone to jump in and run for office.

Don't take me too seriously, either, but I would say it makes it easier to translate money into other things. The surveillance economy is all about collecting information and renting it to the highest bidder. Buying crap you don't need? Voting for X instead of Y? Being sent to jail for doing Z? It doesn't matter -- money talks.

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