I kinda like the idea of advertisers using my information to show me highly targeted ads. I'd love a world where every ad I saw was something I wanted or needed in my life, and where advertisers didn't have to waste money showing me things I'll never get.
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I also fantasize about a totally perfect utopia in which my behavior is predictable, so that ads are *only* ever shown to me when they are actually relevant. Maybe I'd only see 5 ads a day on the internet, and those ads would be wonderful and useful for me.
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Isn't that counter their incentives though? Not only do they want to sell you stuff you really want/need, they want to incite desire for other things you might not want at this point.
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I feel the same way. Imagine the progress that could be made if everyone open sourced their health records and let AIs analyze the data and find patterns.
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That's the weird paradox about targeted ads: they're a libertarian ideal for both parties if you really think about it. A proponent would argue both consented to these terms and conditions when signing up. Yet it somehow feels (and is?) distinctly unlibertarian in practice. 🤷♂️
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Mostly agreed. Although back when I was on a strict budget, a beautiful pair of boots followed me around the internet for weeks, haunting me
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