It's the whole saying "With great power comes great responsibility".
The purpose of data collection is supposed to be used to improve communication.
Advertisements are only bad when they market something
you could care less about.
For Example, I notice tons of "how to draw" ads on Facebook now.
I love these ads and want more. Learning how to draw is a new hobby.
Without data collection. Facebook would have no way of knowing if they should show me that ad.
The problem is the government!
I have said this before.
If an area is a shithole.
That's not because of the general population.
That's because of the government.
The general public doesn't have a major problem with data collection.
Most of the general public did not know the intelligence agencies were running the show.
Most people thought that Facebook was a private company handling their data.
Going forward.
We need to blow the whistle on ANY company hiring former government employees.
Data collection can work only if the government is forced out of it.
Thereβs a difference between a platform being built to help and a platform built to spy and monetize.
Saying FB giving you ads on how to draw means data mining is a good thing is, in my view, like supporting controlled housing because, hey, at least everyone gets a free bed out of it.
Plain and simpleβthese platforms were built for spying. And theyβre being used for spying.
Furthermore, when you have someone with as much of a monopoly as Bezos, or Gates, and theyβre all mining your data and selling it their friends and business partners, thereβs no real difference in overreach, in my opinion, between their abuse of power and the governmentβs in tech.
Nothing good can come from these places until they are thoroughly cleaned and a Data Bill of Rights is put into place.
You should be allowed to opt out of data sharing. The way things are now, you may be given the illusion of that option, but they still track absolutely everything.
I am an entrepreneur. That's why I see it differently.
I understand where you are coming from.
I am working on my own system.
We want to know what our prospects are interested in.
So we don't waste their time showing them crap they wouldn't like.
I studied consumer choice and behavioral economics in undergrad.
Even though my entire field relies on data on purchasing patterns and preferences, I only want people releasing that data willingly and with the knowledge of how I plan to use it.
Getting data is both bad and good.
It's the whole saying "With great power comes great responsibility".
The purpose of data collection is supposed to be used to improve communication.
Advertisements are only bad when they market something you could care less about.
For Example, I notice tons of "how to draw" ads on Facebook now. I love these ads and want more. Learning how to draw is a new hobby.
Without data collection. Facebook would have no way of knowing if they should show me that ad.
The problem is the government!
I have said this before. If an area is a shithole.
That's not because of the general population. That's because of the government.
The general public doesn't have a major problem with data collection. Most of the general public did not know the intelligence agencies were running the show.
Most people thought that Facebook was a private company handling their data.
Going forward.
We need to blow the whistle on ANY company hiring former government employees.
Data collection can work only if the government is forced out of it.
I know that's easier said than done.
Donβt think weβll see eye to eye on this one.
Thereβs a difference between a platform being built to help and a platform built to spy and monetize.
Saying FB giving you ads on how to draw means data mining is a good thing is, in my view, like supporting controlled housing because, hey, at least everyone gets a free bed out of it.
Plain and simpleβthese platforms were built for spying. And theyβre being used for spying.
Furthermore, when you have someone with as much of a monopoly as Bezos, or Gates, and theyβre all mining your data and selling it their friends and business partners, thereβs no real difference in overreach, in my opinion, between their abuse of power and the governmentβs in tech.
Nothing good can come from these places until they are thoroughly cleaned and a Data Bill of Rights is put into place.
You should be allowed to opt out of data sharing. The way things are now, you may be given the illusion of that option, but they still track absolutely everything.
I am an entrepreneur. That's why I see it differently. I understand where you are coming from.
I am working on my own system. We want to know what our prospects are interested in. So we don't waste their time showing them crap they wouldn't like.
I studied consumer choice and behavioral economics in undergrad.
Even though my entire field relies on data on purchasing patterns and preferences, I only want people releasing that data willingly and with the knowledge of how I plan to use it.
From my standpoint. We aren't planning to release anyone's data to any 3rd Party.
It's only used to help us understand what someone actually cares about. That's it.
"For Example, I notice tons of "how to draw" ads on Facebook now. I love these ads and want more. Learning how to draw is a new hobby."
Plz learn how to use a search engine for "how to" vids & info before learning "how to draw".
Sorry fren, not to be harsh but I've never heard of someone who "love these ads and want more"
Search "happy little tree" and you'll find a soft spoken hippy dude sportin' a Joo fro... He'll teach you artistry
I can do that. The average person will only look through the first 3 to 4 sets of pages.
Those organic page results are a part of an SEO strategy.
Not every good resource will show at the top of a search engine page. Marketing a website consists of multiple marketing strategies.
Paid advertising is part of that strategy.
I am in the digital tech world.
Here is a good resource.
https://www.amazon.com/Traffic-Secrets-Russell-Brunson/dp/1401957900/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=traffic+secrets&qid=1671481356&sprefix=Traffic+Sec%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1
You really are an exceptional genius... So glad you're here, fren!!
Thanks for your kind words. But I am no genius lol.
Far from it.
Starting a business has taken me down different paths. A lot of what I say here comes from my entrepreneurial experiences.