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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by bee_rider on Monday October 03, 2022 @01:43PM (#33070997)
I will add yet another voice to the heap saying "nope, targeted is worse." The point of ads is to trick me into buying something I don't need, I'd rather they were less efficient.

Further, lots of smart people are working on the project of ads. Talented programmers and data scientists. Hopefully less efficient ads will result in a less lucrative ad sector, and more of these folks can be convinced to do something productive with their talents.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by scarface74 on Monday October 03, 2022 @01:50PM (#33071105)
Doesn’t it say more about you than the advertiser that you are allowing yourself to be tricked?
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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by bee_rider on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:02PM (#33071288)
Sure -- ads are a billion dollar industry so apparently they are getting some people to spend money they wouldn't have otherwise, what is says about me is that I don't think I'm somehow uniquely immune to them. Naturally, like most technically inclined people, I've adjusted to this vulnerability by using an ad blocker.
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