The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

I've already been calling Internet fads, echo chambers, and meme outbreaks "Borgsongs." I seem to recall this term from STTNG for the omnipresent hive signal experienced by Borg.

Re: The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

dranoel0226 wrote: post #3

I have nothing to hide and why wouldn't I want ads that better reflect my preferences?

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Re: The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

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Post by inherentFloyd » Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

dranoel0226 wrote: post #3

I have nothing to hide and why wouldn't I want ads that better reflect my preferences?

Why do you want ads at all?

Re: The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

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Post by narrator » Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:46 PM UTC

Kind of reminds me about how they say the highest level of automation of self-driving cars will be no steering wheel. Who decided that that was higher on the scale and a good thing? The "progress" defined here is complete control over all actions of individuals in society by an AI god.

These scales by which progress toward the future is measured are a key ingredient of social engineering. One task that Free Software Foundation type organizations could take upon themselves is to define a road map for future progress of technology that recognizes freedom and human dignity.

Re: The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

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Post by posix_me_less » Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:49 PM UTC

dranoel0226 wrote: post #3

I have nothing to hide and why wouldn't I want ads that better reflect my preferences?

You are an outlier, most people like their privacy and do not want to be manipulated by advertisers.

Re: The World Will Be Our Skinner Box

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Post by quotemstr » Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:53 PM UTC

posix_me_less wrote: post #9

dranoel0226 wrote: post #3

I have nothing to hide and why wouldn't I want ads that better reflect my preferences?

You are an outlier, most people like their privacy and do not want to be manipulated by advertisers.

Is that so? If you look at people's behavior, most people seem to accept targeted advertising. Every bit of evidence I've seen indicates that the outrage against the practice comes from a small minority with a disproportionate voice --- much like many other sources of chronic public outrage today. Regular people, to the best of my knowledge, don't care.