| > I don't use the NYtimes app; though I pay for a subscription. I do not accept advertising into my life. I think its wrong to let wealthy people have a shot at manipulating me. I trust the nytimes journalistic standards but not their advertising. Manipulation is just the act of purposefully invoking an emotion. I think it's important to realize that manipulation is everywhere, all of the time. The author remarked that he made a social media app for his kid to "understand." Getting his kid to use the app? That's manipulation! The kid telling him "no" when he actually means "yes" or "not sure, but what happens if I say no"? That's also manipulation! Traveling to the grocery store and looking at literally any product on a shelf? Manipulation masterclass.[0] Reading _literally any_ article on the New York Times? This literal comment? You already know. Thus, I think that rejecting advertising on the grounds of manipulation by "wealthy people" is misguided [1]. I personally go out of my way to block ads and trackers because I think they are extremely creepy, can suck bandwidth and slow page load times (if implemented poorly; many are) and can be vectors for malware. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741065/ [1] You don't have to be rich to run an ad campaign. In fact, many companies that are on their last legs are some of the ones that spend the most! |