Advertising doesn't exist in a vacuum - it exists (like every other good and service) because people think it's worth paying for - unfortunate as that may be. Watching Gruen Transfer/Gruen World is enlightening for those outside the marketing/advertising world.
But personal dislike doesn't make something "corrupt": https://www.google.com.au/search?q=define:corrupt etc. A lot of people dislike dealing with IT folks, or paying for technology too. Doesn't make us all "greedy, invasive, corrupt, etc." Cheers Ken From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Monday, 2 December 2013 11:08 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Facebook advertising Ken, you may have got a whiff of a hint that I don't like advertising, no matter where or why it's in front of me, or what deal put it there. I find targeted advertising particularly frightening and objectionable, it's a kind of perversion of technology. I have no sympathy for advertisers. The world's arteries are so clogged with advertising that no wonder there is a new syndrome called "Ad Blindness". And I'm not happy to use Facebook's services. Facebook is so objectionable that I would cancel it in a blink, *except* ... a few music groups I participate in have groups for important announcements, so I'm trapped in the hell hole -- Greg K
