We need to be careful with words, expressions, and catchphrases, especially political hyperbole that emphasizes the modern nationalist zeitgeist. You are a product of greedy corporations. Author of May 16th economist As the newsletter “The World in Brief” put it:
Walmart’s advertising business is much smaller than Amazon, which is ahead of the pack in e-commerce and video streaming. But in the ground game, Walmart has the advantage. At the company’s 10,000 stores, advertisers can purchase customer access to signage, screens and in-store radio. Next time you’re looking for a product at the supermarket, remember that you are a product too.
It is not clear what exactly the journalist is referring to. To verify, I went to my regular Walmart and didn’t see any third-party advertising at all, other than the brand names and slogans of the products on the shelves. I couldn’t see any screens or hear any ads. However, this retailer sells advertising to third-party sellers on her website in the Walmart Marketplace. First of all, what is the problem with Walmart selling advertising?
Information related to the interests you wish to exchange is part of life in societies beyond tribal and command societies, especially in affluent societies. There is no doubt that such information is more useful to most people than state propaganda.Does private advertising mean you are a product? According to If Google sells the data you provide using its free services, are you also a product of Google? merriam webster, A product is something that is marketed or sold as a product (such as a service). Slaves are a commodity. Free people are certainly not like that. You cannot become a slave to the seller, who is free to decline offers without penalty, even figuratively.
Marxists would say that Wal-Mart employees are slaves, referring to their concept of “wage-labor slavery,” but that doesn’t make sense. They can always leave and work for someone else or themselves. If Walmart’s employees are not slaves, it is even more clear that they are not, even if customers are exposed to advertising when they choose to visit the company’s physical or virtual sites.
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The more abstract the theme you are trying to express with DALL-E’s cooperation, the more difficult it will be to get Zir’s cooperation. That’s not surprising, since AI bots don’t think. The featured image in this post is the best I was able to obtain after receiving many incomprehensible instructions.
“Products” during grocery shopping by DALL-E and PL
