“For virtually everything… that’s wrong online, ads are part of the reason why it’s wrong. And often, they’re the whole reason.”—Sam Harris
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He mean the impact from incentives created by ad-driven business models? Seems the second-order of ads is much more harmful than presence.
yes, this. I see much of the architecture of the internet (esp. the main services where I spend my time) as designed/optimized for ads
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Yeah this is what I disagree with. Most products are designed for users and only scaled if users are captured. Ads are then grafted on top
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Simple example is media sites incented for pageviews, not time-on-site, lowers length/quality of content.
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