darkchylde 14,857 Posted May 23, 2020 1 minute ago, UnlikelyStan said: Philosophical question in reply to this - Data driven marketing is one thing, but, do you think that the data-driven nature of our online experience is also being used to make certain things invisible to us? And by this I do not mean algorithms making it less likely for us to come across certain things, but like, intentional manipulation of algorithms to block certain individuals from accessing certain info, due to a cyber attack from a third party, whatever their reasoning may be? (I suppose this comes out of left field, but Iâve had experiences where I need to use a VPN or Incognito tab in order to even find certain webpages, despite using the same search terms, on the same search engines, and getting no results unless I go incognito). This is new to me, but I noticed it started happening in the beginning of 2020 that's literally the plot of westworld s3 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Economy 33,801 Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, UnlikelyStan said: Philosophical question in reply to this - Data driven marketing is one thing, but, do you think that the data-driven nature of our online experience is also being used to make certain things invisible to us? And by this I do not mean algorithms making it less likely for us to come across certain things, but like, intentional manipulation of algorithms to block certain individuals from accessing certain info, due to a cyber attack from a third party, whatever their reasoning may be? (I suppose this comes out of left field, but Iâve had experiences where I need to use a VPN or Incognito tab in order to even find certain webpages, despite using the same search terms, on the same search engines, and getting no results unless I go incognito). This is new to me, but I noticed it started happening in the beginning of 2020 I don't know if the internet is THAT sophisticated to be able to just block people like that from access... To me so far it seems more like commercial targetting than anything  But hey I'm not an expert on this stuff so I can't really argue much either Edited May 23, 2020 by Economy 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
UnlikelyStan 306 Posted May 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, darkchylde said: that's literally the plot of westworld s3 Seriously? Iâve heard of that show but never watched it. Idk though, I think itâs the plot of the real world, like, rn. Maybe the authors were brilliant enough to have the foresight to see what would come of all these technocrats Young, wild, American... Lookin' to be something Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
UnlikelyStan 306 Posted May 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Economy said: I don't know if the internet is THAT sophisticated to be able to just block people like that from access... To me so far it seems more like commerical targetting than anything  But hey I'm not an expert on this stuff so I can't really argue much either It wouldnât be the internet that is sophisticated. It would be Google, specifically, in this case. Google is playin wit me I swear lol. And I use the word playing in a very optimistic manner because itâs not fun and games. Young, wild, American... Lookin' to be something 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
LaLuna 9,141 Posted May 23, 2020 Chromatica era is a flop, they said. There is zero hype, they said 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
Butters Stotch 1,056 Posted May 23, 2020 Everyone's talking about ROM, some are praising it and some aren't, I haven't seen a single comment saying it's bad, at much I've seen people saying it's commercial or that she's playing safe, but no one can say it's bad because that would be f*cking lies, period. Gaga's done it again. It was such a smart move to release the album 1 week after releasing ROM, everyone is excited about it and that's gonna make the album HUGE!! FIND YOUR FREEDOM IN THE MUSIC Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
UnlikelyStan 306 Posted May 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, LaLuna said: Chromatica era is a flop, they said. There is zero hype, they said She isnât even promoting it, she said. This is her dance floor, she said Young, wild, American... Lookin' to be something Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter
UnlikelyStan 306 Posted May 23, 2020 Just now, GGVS said: Everyone's talking about ROM, some are praising it and some aren't, I haven't seen a single comment saying it's bad, at much I've seen people saying it's commercial or that she's playing safe, but no one can say it's bad because that would be f*cking lies, period. Gaga's done it again. It was such a smart move to release the album 1 week after releasing ROM, everyone is excited about it and that's gonna make the album HUGE!! Gaga has really gotten good at the art of SIMPLE, effective marketing, IMO. It is very smart. By having the music vids ready upon release, doing the song with Ari, serving high quality videos, etc, she doesnât need to be running around promoting it on the same shows & platforms that most artists do, which is a really cool status to achieve. This is gonna be a big album. Gaga is doing what she does best. Finally. And yeah that means it will be commercial, but I wouldnât call it safe. The way she says Rain on Me is kind of aggressive & disruptive. Only Gaga could do something like that effectively. Young, wild, American... Lookin' to be something 1 Quote Share Link to post Share on other sites Facebook Twitter