"all streams will eventually turn into marketing-infested flows"

[rcjordan]

Ford's new in-car advertising patent is what hell looks like
https://thenextweb.com/news/ford-new-patent-ruin-driving-forever-hell


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Unnatural Acts And The Rise Of Mobile | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/29/unnatural-acts-and-the-rise-of-mobile/

[rcjordan]

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Vizio makes nearly as much money from ads and data as it does from TVs | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/vizio-q1-earnings-inscape-013937337.html

[ergophobe]

I often think about this in comparison to the sixteenth century. Back then, basically the only ads you would see would be signage outside businesses (often with no text) and makers marks - watermarks in paper, small marks on a pot from a local potmaker, etc.

[rcjordan]

Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57526135

[ergophobe]

Other than teaching people what they give up when they use free services (and I use a lot of them), what's the alternative?

I also think most people done care. A friend recently told me, "Why do I care if Facebook knows that I searched Google for a cordless drill?"  Think about that question for a second. People don't really understand the technology they're using, how it works on a basic level, what they're giving up, and how that small thing they are giving up is leveraged at scale to, for example, destabilize countries.

Did you see the thing where they determined they could reach a very high percentage of voters in some African country with just $10K in ads (FB ads I believe)?

[rcjordan]

Can't even enjoy the view anymore

https://old.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/ooqa2m/cant_even_enjoy_the_view_anymore/

[Brad]

All surfaces must contain an advertisement or a corporate logo.  No exceptions.

[Drastic]

Hate those things but I do hate the ones on the road more since they are adding to traffic.