• N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      I’m defending the right for people to make a profit from their labour 🤷‍♂️ even if ads aren’t my preference either

    • boyi@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      A little bird told me you’re in cognizance of the way to finance online journalism without depending on ads and subscriptions of readers. That’s a good news. Care to share how?

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        1 year ago

        There is something wrong with advertising in and of itself. Imagine a sphere of all information available to humans, and inside that sphere there’s a corruption of information that’s deceitful, self-promoting for its originators, in excess of what people actually need to know about specific companies or products, and based on manipulation techniques and de-facto brainwashing. This twists decision-making for the entire society.

        The only defense is that it’s a “necessary evil” because of the perverse economic structures in our society.

        And P.S., the fact something’s been around for a long time is not an ethical defense, and people “unreasonably susceptible to suggestion” (i.e. influenced by ads) are a staggering % of the popularity, probably a majority.