Gregory's Server@davidculley That's really frustrating that each year one of those companies fall, where you thought they stand for something.
Ads. Fuck ads. Why the fuck did we collectively even got lured into believing that a business model based on ads is a good thing?! Yeah I know, because of "free stuff". Because I can't afford the gazillion types of media out there supported by that money. Because I don't want to pay for every page request. That's why.
@davidculley And ads in mass media were a handy tool for fascism. We got this pristine source of knowledge and contacts -- the internet -- and wrapped it into one of the well-known tools for raising fascism in Germany and elsewhere -- ads and mass media.
That criticism is at least 80 years old.