> gives poor people access to lots of shit that they otherwise wouldn’t have

Addiction is a precursor to poverty. If we accept the domino theory of "online advertising -> addictive design" then the fundamental evil becomes clear. Holding people in poverty in order to profit from their time and attention.

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mschild 2 hours ago | parent [-]

But the most valuable ad targets are people with money unless my product specifically targets low-income individuals (pay day lenders, etc).

	▲	AlecSchueler an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I think that's debatable, there's arguments like quantity over quality to be made, but I also think it's somewhat beside the point of "ad supported services are a favour to the poor."