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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user by nolok on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @01:00PM (#20749209)
> The average user certainly doesn't worry about any of this, but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't.

I think the point he was making, in part, was that if the average user worried about those things, they would WANT most of those features and decisions.

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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user by normalhuman on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @01:29PM (#20749567)
Sure, that is why I mention the tragedy of the commons. People (me included, I'm not claiming to be a saint) very easily rationalize exchanging short-term personal comfort for the long term social good, and the adtech people know this very well.
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