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targeted ads have broken the Internet, saturated our subconsciouses, hijacked the attention economy, and continue to erode what's left of our dwindling privacy
advertisers are the de facto gatekeepers of larger and larger swaths of online content.
it wasn't always like this. it's gotten so much worse in recent years.
I always knew that funding the internet using ads wasn't sustainable in the long run.
I wonder if there's actually any benefit to ads. Like if you could magically ban advertising, would people spend any less money?
Banning advertising will cause people to rely on word of mouth.
Now, instead of some nameless entity telling you a product is the greatest thing, you'll be able to hold people accountable for the things they recommend you.