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0 pointsfsflover4y ago0 comments

If it was true, the surveillance capitalism would not exist. You can call this "trick you into buying useless staff" if you wish. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_advertising#Consumers....

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nickpp4y ago

People have been buying useless crap since the begging of time. It didn't start with targeted advertising.

fsfloverOP4y ago

Are you implying that tricking people into buying more useless staff is fine?

nickpp4y ago

Who are you to decide for other people what they find useless or not? And are you implying people have no free will to decide what to buy and they need others to "trick" them or to prevent them from buying?

Do you consider yourself above other people and some sort of arbiter for their decisions?

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nickpp4y ago

People have been buying useless crap since the begging of time. It didn't start with targeted advertising.

fsfloverOP4y ago

Are you implying that tricking people into buying more useless staff is fine?

nickpp4y ago

Do you consider yourself above other people and some sort of arbiter for their decisions?

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