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"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads" - Jeff Hammerbacher

• ipaddr 4y ago
  This is reductionist. Why does anyone want you to click ads? Because they want you to see what they shared with the world. The best minds are trying to get people to pay attention to those who wish to pay for that. A video game programmer might sat.. "all of the best minds are working on silly games" Why are so many bright minds wasting trying to get us into space when we have problems that need to be solved here. The best minds solving problems is only part of any solution anyways. You need the best salesmen, best leader and right moment to bring in change that mat make lives better.
  • andrepd 4y ago
    > Why does anyone want you to click ads? Because they want you to see what they shared with the world. The best minds are trying to get people to pay attention to those who wish to pay for that. Framing advertising as "people trying to share beautiful things with you" is some hell of a newspeak.
  • pixl97 4y ago
    "The paperclip optimizer is simply trying to make another paperclip, what's the harm in that?"
• lostmsu 4y ago
  Maybe they are not the best minds after all.