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65gmexl3 lemmy.world 65gmexl3@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43079987

Me: Cars

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Alexstarfire lemmy.world Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-06
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Social media is pretty bad.

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Lvxferre [he/him] mander.xyz lvxferre@mander.xyz
Joined: 2024-01-12
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AeronMelon lemmy.world aeronmelon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-26
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The stock market.

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snooggums piefed.world snooggums@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-08
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The stock market.

The atock market is the answer to "What if wealthy people had an unlimited source of additional wealth?"

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Piemanding sh.itjust.works Piemanding@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-19
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When targeted ads first rolled out, apparently they were worse than normal ads in dollar per sale than normal ads were. At least for small businesses.

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ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 slrpnk.net Nemo@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-07-01
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I mean, atomic bomb, right?

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cynar lemmy.world cynar@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
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Done right, targeted ads have their place. There are a few (fairly niche) companies I sometimes see ads from. They are effectively a polite "We have something new, you might be interested in."

The line, for me is between infomational ads, and manipulation ads. If their goal is to get me to buy their product, without my conscious, informed decision, then I have a big issue with them! Unfortunately most ads we get now are of the latter. I don't need to know Starbucks exists. They want me to think of them more, so I buy more coffee from them. Fuck that noise.

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