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talkingtabyesterday at 9:46 PM0 repliesview on HN

OMG. This is like reading a headline that says "Cigarette Smoking is a source of dissatisfaction"

It is not advertising. It is a targeted attempt by other people to persuade you to do something for their benefit, their good. Without regard to the effects on you.

Do you remember the Marlboro Man persuading people to buy cigarettes? Many people made lots of money from owning that stock. Lots of people died. Lots of people got addicted. Lots of people suffered.

Do you remember Purdue Pharma? They made billions after persuading doctors to prescribe their drugs. They destroyed the lives of millions of Americans. Calling that "a source of dissatisfaction" is just wrong.

Targeting makes this persuasion more effective and more abhorrent.

You live your life, but targeted propaganda is designed to ensure that someone else gets the benefits. As though you were some domesticated animal.