What harm does public data have to you? Couldn’t one just ignore the ads? You can’t see anyone watching you, is public data good for public records? (I’m just curious). I know this sounds weird but is public data good for historical preservation and knowledge increasing the importance of the individual? And does public data lead to better products?

  • Michael@lemmy.perthchat.org
    5·
    1 year ago

    Couldn’t you just ignore the ads?

    That’s not how ads work, they are extremely manipulative and leave lasting impressions on your psyche, even if you conciously reject their message.

    • Tangentism@lemmy.ml
      4·
      1 year ago

      Advertising shits in your head

      Companies fill the space now with their hideous brands, waging the same frenzied battle as the jungle species in order to appropriate the public space and attention with images and words, like animals with their screams and piss’

      – Michel Serres