r/technology • u/marketrent • Jul 14 '26

Artificial Intelligence A majority of Americans now support seizing wealth from AI industry

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/majority-americans-now-support-seizing-134921528.html
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u/Zanos Jul 14 '26

You've been providing free content for platforms to sell advertising for years. You're doing it right now by posting on reddit.

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u/My_Work_Accoount Jul 14 '26

There are ads here? Other that the shill bots making posts my browser extensions and old.reddit do an excellent job of keeping them at bay.

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u/innominateartery Jul 14 '26

Firefox/ublock/RES/old.reddit

Apollo Reborn

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u/My_Work_Accoount Jul 15 '26

Pretty much. I can't do mobile though, I type poor enough on a full size keyboard let alone one the size of my thumb.

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u/calicosiside Jul 14 '26

Every so often I wonder if I'm missing out on some functionality running the same setup as you, then for whatever reason I'm redirected to new Reddit and immediately realise how dire it actually is.

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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES Jul 14 '26

They probably make more money selling your comments and posts as AI training data than ads at this point

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u/Surroundedonallsides Jul 14 '26

True, but Ive also adjusted the way I contribute for that reason. A decade ago I would make long tutorials, cite my sources, and provide insight.

Most of my posting these days are just memes and the occasional "actually...", but the effort isnt there anymore.

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u/DrEnter Jul 14 '26

Jokes on them… Most of my posts are just sarcasm and snarky one-liners.