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If I can't share a Curly Wurly then it's not a revolution.

  • I am too stupid. This is true. Too stupid to buy an iPhone too.

  • Influencer endorsements can actually be even less effective than traditional ads, despite their outsized budgets.

    The industry has also been expressing concerns about the validity of social media ‘vanity’ measures, documenting that engagement for most social media platforms and for collaborations with influencers can be very low (Influencer Marketing, 2020)

    https://sponsors.marketingscience.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/c_pub/2023/03/2023-03-20-A-comparison-of-Social-Media-Influencers%E2%80%99-KPIs-Patterns-Across-Platforms.pdf

  • You're not missing anything. You got it right. The entire funding model for tech is destined for a financial collapse that will make 2008 look like child's play.

    https://www.fsgoriginals.com/books/subprime-attention-crisis

    From the unreliability of advertising numbers and the unregulated automation of advertising bidding wars, to the simple fact that online ads mostly fail to work, Hwang demonstrates that while consumers’ attention has never been more prized, the true value of that attention itself—much like subprime mortgages—is wildly misrepresented. And if online advertising goes belly-up, the internet—and its free services—will suddenly be accessible only to those who can afford it.

  • That cope at the end 😂

  • Do you know the context of the quote?

  • Oh my god..I did not put two and two together. I can't believe I never realised JOJI was filthy frank.

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net

    AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell

    www.404media.co /google-image-search-ai-results-have-opened-a-portal-to-hell/
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    Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine

    www.reuters.com /technology/artificial-intelligence/google-tests-an-ai-only-version-its-search-engine-2025-03-05/
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    HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

    www.wired.com /story/hp-ceo-ink-cartridge-hackers-dynamic-security/
  • The founding fathers never intended that general public would participate in presidential elections. Done. No more elections.

  • News @lemmy.world

    EU must 'urgently' rearm and turn Ukraine into 'steel porcupine': VDL

    www.euronews.com /my-europe/2025/03/02/eu-must-urgently-rearm-and-turn-ukraine-into-steel-porcupine-says-von-der-leyen
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    Here's The Dumb Shit You Have To Put Up With To Read Manga These Days - Aftermath

    aftermath.site /heres-the-dumb-shit-you-have-to-put-up-with-to-read-manga-these-days
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    In-car advertising glitch may be preview of a distracting future

    www.wired.com /story/ads-popped-up-on-drivers-screens-there-may-be-more-on-the-way/
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    Redesigned Plex app shifts focus to rentals and ad-supported movies

    www.flatpanelshd.com /news.php
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    After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

    www.tweaktown.com /news/103367/after-40-years-of-being-free-microsoft-has-added-paywall-to-notepad/index.html
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    Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/02/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/
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    Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/01/movie-industry-loves-bill-that-would-force-isps-to-block-piracy-websites/
  • This is what a kleptocratic oligarchy looks like folks. Suck up to the big man and he'll let you fleece the joint.

  • Yes. Although the ownership of Microsoft shares is more diffuse.

  • AWS's power makes him a defacto Techno-Feudal Lord.

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    Zuckerberg 'Loves' AI Slop Image From Spam Account That Posts Amputated Children

    www.404media.co /zuckerberg-loves-ai-slop-image-from-spam-account-that-posts-amputated-children/
  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net

    The specific process by which Google enshittified its search

    pluralistic.net /2024/04/24/naming-names/
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    Canon charges $50 per year to use a $900 camera as a functional webcam

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/01/canon-charges-50-per-year-to-use-a-900-camera-as-a-functional-webcam/
  • Do not forget me user4616250

    Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net

    The Enshittocene: How the Internet Got Worse in the 2010s

    cybercultural.com /p/enshittification/
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    get new phone

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    One Weird Trick for Destroying the Digital Economy

    www.thenation.com /article/culture/qa-tim-hwang-subprime-attention-crisis/
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    Good News Monday: Hyundai Going Back To Physical Buttons Because American Buyers Don’t Like Touchscreens | Carscoops

    www.carscoops.com /2024/11/hyundai-going-back-to-buttons-because-american-buyers-dont-like-touchscreens/
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    Ford Working On Technology To Show In-Car Advertising

    10play.com.au /theproject/articles/ford-working-on-technology-to-show-in-car-advertising/tpa240916nljyh
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    Nvidia Joins The Ranks Of Companies Making Their Products Worse - Aftermath

    aftermath.site /nvidia-geforce-now-hours-cap