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Re:Brave disables Chromium FLoC features by kelnos on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:55PM (#26766686)
I have a fundamentally different view of this: I don't want people advertising to me at all, and I am perfectly fine -- happier, really -- if I "miss out" on buying something I might like because I didn't "get to" see an ad for it.

Advertising is psychological manipulation at its worst, and we'd all be much better off without it.

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Re:Brave disables Chromium FLoC features by pschastain on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:41PM (#26766868)
"Advertising is psychological manipulation at its worst"

Hyperbole is unbecoming.

Off the top of my head I'd say grooming someone for sexual abuse is a significantly worse form of psychological manipulation. I speak from having experienced both, and only one has had a catastrophic effect on my life.

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