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0 pointstomp3y ago0 comments

The best paid careers are in HFT, which is far less harmful than e.g. ad optimisation (the business of most big tech)

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Interesting — could I hear your argument why?

tompOP3y ago

The only people HFT “harms” are traders, i.e. voluntary participants in the “get rich” game who are likewise trying to win, but aren’t good enough.

BigTech ads are instead non-consensually forced upon people and steal their attention (best case) or manipulate their thoughts/desires (worst case)

Dracophoenix3y ago

> BigTech ads are instead non-consensually forced upon people and steal their attention (best case) or manipulate their thoughts/desires (worst case)

Those who make the ads and those who view them are voluntarily exchanging their time and attention with each other. They're traders in the same way high-frequency traders are.

tompOP3y ago

maybe in theory, but in practice ads are everywhere and completely unavoidable in everyday life

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zestyping3y ago

Interesting — could I hear your argument why?

tompOP3y ago

The only people HFT “harms” are traders, i.e. voluntary participants in the “get rich” game who are likewise trying to win, but aren’t good enough.

BigTech ads are instead non-consensually forced upon people and steal their attention (best case) or manipulate their thoughts/desires (worst case)

Dracophoenix3y ago

> BigTech ads are instead non-consensually forced upon people and steal their attention (best case) or manipulate their thoughts/desires (worst case)

Those who make the ads and those who view them are voluntarily exchanging their time and attention with each other. They're traders in the same way high-frequency traders are.

tompOP3y ago

maybe in theory, but in practice ads are everywhere and completely unavoidable in everyday life

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