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Rubén Baler, neuroscientist: ‘We are guinea pigs. Our attention has become a profitable commodity’ (english.elpais.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What they haven’t realized is paying for living quarters for their tests. Give a homeless person a roof for watching ads all day?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I don't think the homeless are a typically sought-after demographic. Maybe for loan sharks?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Dang, that is a dystopian scenario for affordable housing. That's some black mirror Fifteen Million Merits stuff.