So the targeted-ads-industry is expected to lose 60% of revenue due to #GDPR. Of course this means massive loss of jobs. And people seem to be genuinely sad about this, even privacy minded people, even lots of people on mastodon. And I just don't get it. If you are working for the targeted ads industry, you're working for the wrong side. I'm not going to be sad for you. Especially in tech, where it's comparatively easy to find work, there's no excuse for going there.
@Maltimore it depends, or have you heard that some people don't get to choose their jobs but have to do anything they are offered because they have children to feed and bills to pay? the system that facilitates all of this is to blame and not the people in the first place. /cc @kensanata
@steckerhalter @Maltimore Changing jobs is hard and there is hardship all over the world. People working in adtech will suffer for sure and that makes me sad, yes. But they worked in adtech, tracking me, selling my data to the highest bidder, circumventing my blockers, inventing permanent cookies, exploiting the bugs in my browsers, the have been real and active enemies of my online life for a great many years and for this evil intent and callousness I shudder in disgust.
@kensanata I'm not saying it is good, I'm saying the system is all wrong that makes this business thrive @Maltimore
