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Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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What they haven’t realized is paying for living quarters for their tests. Give a homeless person a roof for watching ads all day?
I don't think the homeless are a typically sought-after demographic. Maybe for loan sharks?
Real estate agents love the homeless.
One issue though, the Homeless person can't buy products
Dang, that is a dystopian scenario for affordable housing. That's some black mirror Fifteen Million Merits stuff.
I think I could tolerate it for a couple months at most. The problem is that good advertising doesn't exist very often so it's all just fucking annoying