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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by shuntress on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:05PM (#24632306)
There is a sizable middle ground between "basic intuition" and "black art".

I think anyone with some experience in that type of software would intuitively understand the negative user experience described here.

Seems like a pretty straightforward case of the classic "Unless their salary depends on not understanding" rather than some opaque wall of unknowable unpredictable consequences.

Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by TeMPOraL on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:50PM (#24632813)
Yeah, the sizable middle ground is I believe what props up most of the adtech industry. The sizable middle ground is occupied by people with minimum understanding of statistics, who bullshit themselves and each other with data - but as long as nobody can obviously tell they're wasting money, they're all happy and the money keeps flowing.
Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by 72deluxe on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:04PM (#24634098)
This is so true. It makes me lose faith in humanity, to be honest. My oh my do I detest adverts.