I don’t disagree, but I don’t know what specifically to object to.
Thanks for the feedback. Admittedly, and I probably should have included this in the text, I think of these as weak signals about getting closer to a boundary of what is acceptable. I’m not against advertising or people making money off entertainment, but I see the online ad industry as a race to the bottom that will only stop once a larger group of people realize that ads have gone too far.
Maybe I do disagree with the implied dichotomy that “the web” can only be one thing, and if it’s more ad-supported-entertainment, it has to be less long-form idea exploration and thoughtful discussion.
This is actually what I am worried about. Right now, the web can be many things. However, by baking advertising into the browser, this could shift the balance toward just one thing.
I realize my argument could be viewed as slippery slope, but from a different perspective, actions like FLoC could be stake-driving—attempts to move the window of what is acceptable.
I presume you don’t remember the introduction and popularization of cable TV.
Nope! I was born too late for that. Growing up, TV for me and my friends was already something slow and boring and full of TV shopping channels.
Thanks for the feedback. Admittedly, and I probably should have included this in the text, I think of these as weak signals about getting closer to a boundary of what is acceptable. I’m not against advertising or people making money off entertainment, but I see the online ad industry as a race to the bottom that will only stop once a larger group of people realize that ads have gone too far.
This is actually what I am worried about. Right now, the web can be many things. However, by baking advertising into the browser, this could shift the balance toward just one thing.
I realize my argument could be viewed as slippery slope, but from a different perspective, actions like FLoC could be stake-driving—attempts to move the window of what is acceptable.
Nope! I was born too late for that. Growing up, TV for me and my friends was already something slow and boring and full of TV shopping channels.