RememberTheApollo_Feb 20

Ad companies are the ones destroying civilization

https://lemmy.world/post/43375695

Ad companies are the ones destroying civilization - Lemmy.World

The internet runs on ads. Ad companies pay for all the “free” social media we use. Ad companies dictate to social media what their clients want their ads to be associated with, not associated with, and drive media of all kinds to push inflammatory and click-bait content that drives engagement and views. So lowbrow political rage bait, science denialism, and fake conspiracies drives people to interact and then gets pushed to the top because it gets ad revenue. Content that delves into critical thought and requires introspection or contemplation languishes. Ads are destroying society because stupid and rage sells views.

Show threadRhynoplazFeb 20

Follow the money. Advertisement exists because businesses demand it.

Your post is literally shooting the messenger.

Show threadRememberTheApollo_Feb 20
The messenger is delivering poison. The messenger is the problem.
Show threadcrozilla
Who’s paying for and giving them the poison? Corporations.
Feb 20 at 5:46pmWeb
Show threadRememberTheApollo_Feb 20

That’s like saying the gun doesn’t kill people, people do.

Yeah, corpos pushing products are using ads, but they’re not the ones determining the engagement algorithm that puts the ragebait in front of you.

Show threadcrozillaFeb 20

And who’s telling/paying them to do that? Corporations.

Both suck, I hear you, but let’s place the blame at the source.

Corporations LOVE that you hate their agencies instead of them. Much like how bands love that people hate Ticketmaster instead of them.