“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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Ads are like billboards built around busy roads. They don't build roads to suit the billboards...
Nice analogy, but in this case I think they do adapt the ‘roads’ to better serve ads. At least at the margin (but it’s a sizable margin).
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Agreed. But are ads at fault for what's wrong? I find that dubious. Why do ads cause the social media outrage brigades, for instance?
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good point. outrage doesn’t seem like a problem that’s particularly stoked by ad incentives
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Tbh I think there’s a strong negative correlation between IQ and susceptibility to advertisements
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