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Re:Bloomberg: Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Seni... by grappler on Thursday November 10, 2022 @08:06PM (#33556097)
if internet advertising really is that ineffective, how does one explain the incredible amount of it, its permeation of seemingly everything, and the amounts of money involved?
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Re:Bloomberg: Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Seni... by nathanaldensr on Thursday November 10, 2022 @08:11PM (#33556137)
Mass formation?
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Re:Bloomberg: Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Seni... by grappler on Thursday November 10, 2022 @08:50PM (#33556373)
just by using that term, you leave the impression that you're on a weird fringe information diet.

e.g. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-heal...

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Re:Bloomberg: Musk Warns Twitter Bankruptcy Possible as Seni... by salawat on Thursday November 10, 2022 @08:32PM (#33556264)
Mayhaps selling people things was secondary to aggregation of data on behavioral patterns?

In a capitalist system, of you want a surveillance network without saying you want a surveillance network, saying "it's for marketing" is about the path of least resistance.

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