[TheIronMark]

> Adtech on the other hand has the explicit goal of making me addicted, dumb, and poor.

No, adtech has the explicit goal of increasing revenue by increasing impressions on ads. Whether you become addicted, dumb, and/or poor as a result is considered an acceptable risk.

[api]

True. That's the effect, not necessarily the goal. The tobacco industry doesn't want to give people cancer either, but it does.