CurlyWurlies4All

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[–] [email protected] 170 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (13 children)

The cost of digital advertising cannot be justified by its effectiveness (or rather lack there of). We've collectively spent hundreds of billions of dollars creating the infrastructure for invasive hyper targeted ads that do not get better results than simple billboards and terrestrial TV ads even now. We've created a global economy of marketing, media, advertising and sales solely reliant on technofeudalist overlords who've provided very little actual improvement of anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

My team moved to fully remote a month ago. I'm loving it so far.

Getting to see my little girl throughout my day makes me feel like I'm not missing out on watching her grow up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Folding Ideas video essay on this topic was brilliant https://youtu.be/biYciU1uiUw?si=mjT91zP6Kkr9qHCD

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Yeah they're kind of the ultimate monopolization machine

[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Did they ever? They bought PageMaker in 1994 and Photoshop in 1995. They bought Macromedia in 2006, GoLive, Live motion, Typekit, Behance... Is there anything they've ever bought they haven't slowly ruined with financialisation or just outright shuttering what would have been competition?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You people bake your sausages?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's your bright spot today buddy?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

No, some of them are also insurrectionists who've already tried to overthrow their government once.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My MY21 Hyundai Kona feels like a normal car without all those extra features. Lots of tactile buttons, there's a headphone jack/USB. It's really just a regular car with an EV engine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

His insinuation that McDonald's caused liver damage in his documentary was pretty questionable especially when it came out that he'd failed to mention his severe alcoholism.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I asked why not where

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