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Hi! Freelance union organizer, cybernetician, thalassophile, bicycle rider.
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I’m not even against the general concept of advertising. I’ve gone to shows bc I saw a flyer, I’ve bought records bc someone did a live set on the radio, and I’ll even go out of my way and subscribe to print magazines that have well curated ads that are actually relevant to shit I might want to buy (looking at you, Fine Woodworking) But annoying, distracting predatory tracking shit hawking products I don’t even want while I’m trying to talk to my friends? Fuck off with this shit Fine Woodworking passively attempting to sell me a new block plane I probably don’t need is completely different from instagram ads trying to make me feel lonely and fat. @sidereal Yeah, time was when people bought hobby magazines mainly for the advertisements! Electronics, stamp collecting, fishing, whatever. I wonder to what extent that's still a thing (I don't buy any these days). [Actually I do read one hobby magazine, for pilots, but I'm not interested in the ads. If I wanted to buy a plane I'd probably look online first.] @seachanger [Morpheus voice] What if I told you this obviously bad technology was bad unpaid AI sycophants: I’LL NEVER ACCEPT THAT YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAAAND THIS USELESS CRAP WILL REVOLUTIONIZE EVERYTHING. i swear it won’t just be the same corporate shit as today but even crappier. this is a different strain bro Got tired of having this conversation over and over again so I just spent way too long making this:
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