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 threadchoui4Feb 20
I think the answer always comes down to capitalism
Show threadRememberTheApollo_Feb 20
Capitalism does play a part, but it’s more the lack of hard rules to curb it rather than the economic method itself. You want to make an even broader claim, just say “greed.”
Show threadchoui4Feb 20

This is where we disagree. What are the fundemental tenants of capitalism vs say, communism?

(Just doing a thought experiment with you, in good faith)

Show threadRememberTheApollo_Feb 20
Respectfully I am not willing to get into this debate. If communism worked, we’d be doing it. Unfortunately so far it seems to have incredibly weak protections against authoritarian takeover despite its overall egalitarian appeal.
Show threadEndlessNightmare
Do you think capitalism works? It very clearly works for some, but would you claim that it works in a broader sense?
Feb 21 at 9:44amWeb