alt Hacker NewsAny information that comes to you for free or is on a screen is an advertisement. All of it. That's the point. Do you think people spend millions and billions of dollars creating and maintaining a content delivery network because they just want you to know about things?
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etbebl • today at 7:29 PM
Well, of course almost all information comes with an agenda, but perhaps the more useful distinction is whether the information is presented in good faith, i.e. is honest about the agenda (which actual advertising can also be).
wiseowise • today at 8:17 PM
Some of us grew up in a world where “journalism” used to mean something.
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Damn so all of HN or literally every single piece of digital media has just been an advertisement all this time ?