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What scares you most? And why exactly this? (lemmy.g97.top)
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[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Don't worry, those big platforms can't read your thoughts. Those ads aren't there because you thought of those things.

Because it's the other way around. They want you to buy the stuff they have ads for so they manipulate you into thinking about those things first.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

So they have read AND write access to your thoughts.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The largest field for people with psychology or sociology degrees is advertising. They know how people think, how societies think, and are getting better at influencing both every day.