I changed my mind about advertising

Re:I changed my mind about advertising by dfxm12 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:15AM (#30288299)

philosophically, is there really a way we can claim that advertising makes you want things in a way that's wrong, as opposed to in way that causes enjoyment just like when you normally want things?

Yes. Silently building user profiles with no consent, selling that info with no consent, leaving it unsecured for malicious actors to take, etc. are all wrong.

Granted, this is not the only method of advertising, but it is probably the most prevalent.

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Re:I changed my mind about advertising by teucris on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:20AM (#30288404)

Note that author made an explicit attempt to delineate between the act of advertising and data collection practices.

Those things are bad, but I appreciate that he’s trying to have a discussion just on ads.

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Re:I changed my mind about advertising by alecbz on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:19AM (#30288392)

I think you're answering the question "is modern advertising bad for any reason?", I asked "is this particular facet of advertising actually bad?"

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