The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in the process

Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by spacemadness on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:31AM (#36696055)

It’s interesting we hear a lot about how engineers need to understand ethics, but nobody says a peep about the field of marketing which focuses on psychological manipulation and deception.

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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by JohnFen on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @01:26PM (#36698250)

I think that's because everyone already knows that the marketing field is slimy and don't expect differently from it. There is still hope for devs, though.

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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by hext on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @07:30PM (#36703112)

Advertising, as a field, has had a horrible reputation since way before anyone on this site was born.

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Re:The ad-based internet is dying, and it's getting worse in... by JohnFen on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:34AM (#36710861)

Yep. It's almost like most people don't appreciate being manipulated.

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