@asklemmy@lemmy.world @asklemmy@lemmy.ml @ask Is it possible to create something like Meta ads purely based on floss platforms and products ?
…If you want Meta ads, why wouldn’t you just use Meta ads?
Ads are a form of psychological warfare; they aggress an individual with information they didn’t ask for or seek out with the intent to influence the way said individual thinks or get something out of them. Algorithmic targeting is even worse.
FLOSS is generally designed with end-user-agency-first philosophy, so to force another end user to have an experience they didn’t make a conscious choice to do is rather antithetical.
If you really believe in your idea and are committed to your ethics, word-of-mouth and honest networking are a better bet. I myself have bought games and sought out software from my readings here because they were based on a community consensus and not shoved in my face with straight-up classical corporate bullshit ads.
So TL;DR: very, very kindly chuck your ads into a shredder :)
@Broadfern that’s a very interesting perspective. Thank you this honest opinion ☺️☺️☺️
Of course! The progression of shared understanding is the basis of good-faith discussion, and that’s why I try to confront the idea/topic rather than the person whenever possible.
I’m willing to put some faith in the notion you’ve got some cool ideas/contributions that are worth sharing and being successful, without needing ads :) good luck!
@Broadfern l appreciate that word… Confrontation ☺️☺️ !! My brother assumes me the same way, that l’m confronting him, although l’m simply putting forth an alternative.
That being said, my brother definitely has some positive contributions to society, which ought to reach out to more people. What are the likely processes we could apply in order to do this ??
I don’t think I want you to get an answer on this.
I’d be fine if the answer is “no”.
@HerbalGamer why so ??
Because I don’t want you to create anything like Meta ads.
@HerbalGamer But Meta ads are good at promoting a product/idea. But I always prefer floss and open source.
Meta ads work because Meta is a massively popular platform, and because it targets those ads relentlessly.
That’s… not possible with floss.
In other words, I’m struggling to understand what you are envisioning here.
Cool but this isn’t really an ad-friendly platform in my experience
It’s not because checks notes um it’s impossible and you can’t
Also yeah fuck right off with that
Anything is possible. Enough labor could reproduce any existing platform. Probability and ethics are a different question.
Yes. It is possible.
