On a 777 the angels blind you with divine light so you can't find your way out of the slot machines.
Tetragrade
joined 3 months ago
Yes these are also bad.
Organisations aren't entitled to use automated systems to alter people's behaviour (i.e. here they're using an algorithm to maximise the number of ad clicks). It should only be allowed if it's in the interests of the people affected, and with their (informed) agreement
Ban optimisation without popular consent!
It's important because it's the central promise of our system. Capitalism/Liberal Democracy/Whatever, it doesn't promise equality, or world peace, or spiritual enlightenment: It promises that you can buy cheap consumer crap, and now it can't even deliver that.
Dr Strangelove type quote.