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What was the last time you clicked on an ad? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by PsychrolutesMarcidus@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think as a child I got viruses from one of the ads, you know, the ones would put on the side of the site. We had to call in a guy, to clean parents' computer. I felt really guilty and never touched those ads again.

So Google's and Meta's main business are ads. And recently I felt confused. Do people click on ads? Don't these ads feel phishy to them?

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[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 60 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You mean like... oh purpose!?

There was a time long ago I did that to help them with their business. I've learned a lot since then and now I don't do that anymore.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did you stop because it affects your algorithm, it costs them money, or another reason?

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 12 points 10 months ago

Companies need money to survive. Not every company should survive though.

It is like mosquitos - I bear them no malice, and they are part of the food web too. I still swat them if then bite me. I am also okay with mosquito-cide on a mass scale.

Symbiosis and Mutualism are great, but advertising as it is practiced 99.99999% of the time today is Parasitic, and I don't want to encourage it any further.