Advertisements on Lesswrong (like lsusr’s now-deleted “Want To Hire Me?” post) are good, because they let the users of this site conduct mutually-beneficial trade.
I disagree with Ben Pace in the sibling comment; advertisements should be top-level posts, because any other kind of post won’t get many eyeballs on it. If users don’t find the advertised proposition useful, if the post is deceptive or annoying, then they should simply downvote the ad.
Advertisements on Lesswrong (like lsusr’s now-deleted “Want To Hire Me?” post) are good, because they let the users of this site conduct mutually-beneficial trade.
I disagree with Ben Pace in the sibling comment; advertisements should be top-level posts, because any other kind of post won’t get many eyeballs on it. If users don’t find the advertised proposition useful, if the post is deceptive or annoying, then they should simply downvote the ad.