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What was the last time you clicked on an ad? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I think as a child I got viruses from one of the ads, you know, the ones would put on the side of the site. We had to call in a guy, to clean parents' computer. I felt really guilty and never touched those ads again.

So Google's and Meta's main business are ads. And recently I felt confused. Do people click on ads? Don't these ads feel phishy to them?

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[โ€“] 60 points 2 years ago (1 child)

You mean like... oh purpose!?

There was a time long ago I did that to help them with their business. I've learned a lot since then and now I don't do that anymore.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did you stop because it affects your algorithm, it costs them money, or another reason?

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago

    Companies need money to survive. Not every company should survive though.

    It is like mosquitos - I bear them no malice, and they are part of the food web too. I still swat them if then bite me. I am also okay with mosquito-cide on a mass scale.

    Symbiosis and Mutualism are great, but advertising as it is practiced 99.99999% of the time today is Parasitic, and I don't want to encourage it any further.

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