11–20 of 76 posts
They also have too much power, too much money, not enough competition and a deteriorating company culture.
But aside from their dominance, they also have a few gems, their bet on ARM is paying off big time.
Please no. There is no refuge from the ads. Not for all the money in the world, apparently. This is the worst timeline. Can I pay 2x to get an ad-free iPhone? 3x? Surely there is some point where it makes sense to sell an ad free phone for those who _need_ to not see ads. They won't even take my money ;_;
Anything short of that and you're just sitting under the Sword of Damocles of value extraction, ripe to be used and abused (within personal tolerance or otherwise).
Ads are taking over the world because they're actually just a propaganda vehicle and control is the only thing worth money Regulation is too toothless to do anything about it so I think we'll naturally see all corporations evolve this way
You can be an ad company and respect your users privacy. They’re not mutually exclusive as the headline seems to suggest.
Are there any examples of this being done?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are there any examples of this being done?
Duck Duck Go?
Ads are taking over the world because they're actually just a propaganda vehicle and control is the only thing worth money Regulation is too toothless to do anything about it so I think we'll naturally see all corporations evolve this way
Indeed. Look at anything you or anyone spends money on. It all comes down to controlling your environment. The environment that corporations inhabit is structured in such a way as to demand user attention and data exploitation in order to survive.