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Re:AMA: Ivan Kutskir, creator of Photopea by sokoloff on Sunday April 11, 2021 @08:52AM (#26769996)
If everyone saved money in a world where ads didn’t exist, do you think housing wouldn’t be bid up by virtue of many people having extra money to spend?

I hate what web ads have become, but I’m pretty sure they’re not a significant driver of homelessness.

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Re:AMA: Ivan Kutskir, creator of Photopea by ClumsyPilot on Sunday April 11, 2021 @02:00PM (#26772156)
Sure, i am not claiming without ads we will not have homeless people

I am asking whether we have any proof that the advertising i dustry contributes anything substantial to the real economy, or we would be better off if these people were doing something else

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