Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an...
by pb7 on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:57PM
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What's frivolous about a wallet or a sweater? Ultimately, all your hard-earned income is to make your life easier via goods and services, some of which may be frivolous. If you can't trust yourself not to make all frivolous purchases, that's a problem you can try to solve on your own.
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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an...
by airstrike on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:06PM
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How many wallets or sweaters does one need? That is the reason I included the word "ultimately" in my comment
I'm not arguing we don't need to buy anything ever. I'm arguing most ads are either pushing stuff you don't really need 99% of the time or selling outright junk. And let's not get into how close some ads are to plainly false advertising (I'm looking at you, wellness / nutrition)
Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an...
by Brusco_RF on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:45PM
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Sounds like you are experiencing poorly targeted ads if 99% of yours aren't things you need :)
Question. If your ads were perfectly targeted in that 100% of advertised products were something that you're interested in, is that not ideal? Isn't that what companies like Google and Facebook are trying to do? Wouldn't you be happier if you didn't get the Wellness / Nutrition / Viagra ads?