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[–] Owl@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago

I think a lot of it is trying to incite fear and stress so you'll be more susceptible to ads telling you to fix vague problems with product. And if the fear and stress required to out-fear and out-stress competing ad placement vectors is enough to traumatize you, then, well, that's not really their intent, but they still don't mind doing that.