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1. 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 00:51:58 JST 防空識別區

   Is social media moving to a subscription model?If this is the case, it's only positive. Corporate social media turning to charging users for utilization is a net-good considering it means:
   
   (1) It's not worth it for many users, who would rather abandon the network vs. pay for access.
   
   (2) Social media companies' traditional means of profit-generation (data harvesting, selling user information) is, for various reasons, drying up.
   
   In either case, it's good for users and alternative networks like ActivityPub and Nostr, and bad for corporate social media.
   
   RE: https://mastodon.social/users/atomicpoet/statuses/109899168115716895

   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 00:51:55 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @adiz this could also means the end of advertisers rules
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 00:51:57 JST jaf

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     @adiz i think this is the end of commercial social media in its current form. i dont see paid subs working at the scale that they operate at currently.
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 00:56:03 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @adiz here's the reality
     
     Data harvesting is entirely sold/used for advertisement. Nobody likes adverts and the data is mostly unusable garbage. The whole thing is a complete sham
     
     In the end, if advertisers are not wanted anymore, it's gonna be the same for data
     
     A lot of these sites are going to get smaller because nobody wants to pay, these platforms won't be beholden to advertisers rule anymore and a lot more people will go look for user platforms instead
     
     That's good
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:35:22 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @adiz doubtful, they've been attempting shit like this for years and the result is abysmal every goddamn time
     There's also a limited amount of advertisers advertising at the same time. So you're going to get your fucking plywood advert in an anime forum whether you like it or not
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:35:23 JST jaf

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     @coolboymew @adiz i think targeted ads will evolve to be AI generated embedded native ads, ones that are relevant to the context of the thread of conversation at that exact moment, not forced not out of the blue but genuinely useful. i dont think it will get better wrt the pervasiveness of data harvesting, it's about to get a LOT worse.
     think ai gf with native ads baked into her personality in a way that is desirable and charming.
     advertisers will murder their first and second born to get on the ground floor of something like that. that is the future of data harvesting imo.
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:41:58 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @adiz because it's just going to be impossible. As said, there's a bigger demand for advertisers than there actually is. You are getting that shitty Plywood ad you hate and don't care about and coca-cola for the billionth time no matter how good the algorithm are getting
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:41:59 JST jaf

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     @coolboymew @adiz i dont think you truly grawk how good ai is getting and where microsoft has positioned themselves. they are absolutely in a position to deliver that, the real question is how much polish will they apply to it before they try rolling it out?
     the bing tay assistant is actually frighteningly good potential in it, if they uncucked it. like it has very real potential. will microsoft realize that potential? very likely not, but do you assume it wont happen as they may accidentally pull it off.
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:50:32 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @MischievousTomato @adiz look, facebook's entire thing is about doing this and it's a magnificent failure
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:50:33 JST jaf

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     • Johnny Peligro :nafo:
     @MischievousTomato @adiz @coolboymew you see? it IS the future of data harvesting. you will see the ads and you will LOVE them.
   • Johnny Peligro :nafo: (mischievoustomato@beefyboys.win)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:50:34 JST Johnny Peligro :nafo:

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     • jaf
     @jeff @adiz @coolboymew honestly, not a bad thing
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:50:35 JST jaf

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     • jaf
     @coolboymew @adiz are you going to adblock your ai gf's personality? no fucking way and that's where we are going.
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:51:00 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • Johnny Peligro :nafo:
     • jaf
     @jeff @MischievousTomato @adiz or the advertisers doesn't make and set up a simple country + age thing ignoring the rest
   • cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:52:34 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • jaf
     @jeff @MischievousTomato @adiz once again, the reality is that not every ad will be Displate showing me hot anime girls with big tiddies metal posters, it's just not happening
   • jaf (jeff@misinformation.wikileaks2.org)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Feb-2023 03:52:35 JST jaf

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     • Johnny Peligro :nafo:
     @coolboymew @MischievousTomato @adiz facebook is run by mark zuckerberg and microsoft is run by retards. do not discount bytedance from this equation.