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The idea feels like sci-fi because you're so used to it, imagining ads gone feels like asking to outlaw gravity. But humanity had been free of current forms of advertising for 99.9% of its existence. Word-of-mouth and community networks worked just fine. First-party websites and online communities would now improve on that.

The traditional argument pro-advertising—that it provides consumers with necessary information—hasn't been valid for decades.

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Latest Proposed California Ballot Measure Named After Luigi Mangione (sfist.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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:)

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TIL: San Francisco has a neighborhood known as "Billionaires' Row" (sfcityguides.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/til@lemmy.world

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Unlike the one in NYC, the homes here aren't skyscrapers, just huge, galling mansions. There's even a handy map that makes them easy to find.

Truly some geniuses in the Trump administration by sundrei in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 66 points 3 weeks ago

Bad enough we're being ruled by fascists. Did they have to be stupid fascists, on top of that?

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Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers (oag.ca.gov)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Bart's punishment for being a revolutionary (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.works

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If someone tells you something that isn't very nice... (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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John Giannandrea out as Siri chief, Apple Vision Pro lead in (appleinsider.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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Chekov's Gum (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Super-Fun-Pak Comix by Ruben Bolling for March 20, 2025 | GoComics.com

Burn by sundrei in c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 126 points 1 month ago

The true reward of hacking twitter is knowing that somewhere out there Musk is tearing out his hair plugs and screaming "WHY CAN'T I TWEET!!!"

Trump privately fuming after King Charles makes other leaders feel ‘special’ too by sundrei in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 82 points 1 month ago

It's like that child who pouts because he doesn't get presents on his brother's birthday.

Tried to order a part before the tariffs by sundrei in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 167 points 1 month ago

Tariffs? Oh right, import taxes. Fuck Trump.

This fucking bot is still out there messaging by sundrei in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 113 points 1 month ago

"Listen. And understand. Nicole is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are phished!"