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		zouhair on Nov 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube is now blocking ad blockers so I make ads ... The fact that civilization now runs on ads is insane to me. How did we get here?

tokai on Nov 24, 2023 | [–]

Brewed down to one cause I would say Edward Bernays.

rainyMammoth on Nov 24, 2023 | [–]

we glorified companies like Google.

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