Posted by alexandra_k on May 17, 2015, at 0:38:56
In reply to Re: not doing so well, posted by alexandra_k on May 16, 2015, at 4:10:17
the internet did get wrecked. it became too popular and now it's worthless...
i read this thing about how pharma companies etc have discovered that it is valuable to survey doctors (for example) and ask them who they think the trusted figures are, in their field. then they know to target their advertising or whatever to those trusted figures. if they can get those trusted figures onside (giving talks or whatever) then they can get all those who trust them onside...
the whole thing has been hijacked. google, too. people pay for rankings, or whatever. or those stupid little pop ups or whatever... those links that are 'accidentally' triggered... the whole thing is just... crap. basically.
i wonder if pharma reps etc posted here during the height of the sites popularity? I bet they did... what are you going to do about it? indeed...
on the one hand an argument for complete lack of privacy. and that is basically the way things have gone. no privacy at all... no opting out, either. being forced out is something that can be done as punishment. by governments, or whomever.
i suppose one might be able to control things, still, if one knew how. studied computer science for a while or... whatever...
not entirely sure what i'm saying... the internet... what once was... has gone away. they wrecked it. oh yes they did. the masses... inevitable, i suppose. what always happens... i feel sad.
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