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0 pointsnonameiguess4y ago0 comments

While there are plenty of people annoyed by any ads at all or who believe any form of marketing is inherently evil, that is not at all a majority view. Yet almost everyone hates the way Facebook does it except sellers. The problem isn't the ads. It's the level of surveillance required to make them as effectively targeted as they are. People don't want everything they ever do to be recorded, catalogued, and studied to build a psychological profile of their global purchasing habits.

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clarge11204y ago

And that’s the key issue: constant surveillance coupled with machine learning used to identify our desires and appetites.

It’s creepy for one thing. It reminds me of why we sometimes have to let go of a certain kind of relationship: they know too much, and are too effective at getting you to buy into action that is not ultimately in your best interest.

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clarge11204y ago

And that’s the key issue: constant surveillance coupled with machine learning used to identify our desires and appetites.

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