One of the many reasons I cant tolerate #adtech social media is I cant stomach witnessing the explicit manipulation of people by other people.
Not the hidden #bigtech overlords with their amoral agendas, but the hordes of visible enthousiastic influencers and other small fry that have embraced the DNA of these platforms. The gleeful willing executioners.
Yes, exploitation of the dumb by the slightly less dumb is the stuff of human society, but it doesnt have to be constantly in your face.