Part of the rationalization I have made for creating ads is that proper targeting gives exposure of products that people would actually need/want. When scaled up to millions of people this specialized ad delivery allows for much greater diversity of products and solutions in the marketplace. Ideally this should lead to less of a "winner take all" effect in a group of competitors and would allow for more niche solutions to be catered to and sustained.
Certainly I would never say this goal is comparable to anything in medicine, but the domain does have ambitions beyond simply making money.
As someone who has always viewed web technology as trivial/frivolous when compared to something as noble as biotech, I for one, out of genuine curiosity and with a goal of possibly updating my beliefs, would be interested to hear about what kind of impact the improvement of a rating system would have.
I'm glad someone asked this. Before I spend the time on an exercise/stretching routine I want to get some assurance that this will have some effect/payoff.
Unfortunately the fitness and health realm is so filled with charlatans and just sloppy thinkers that one cannot help but to be skeptical.
Does anyone know of a sort of hacker news for 3 and up?
I think it would be good for my blood pressure to find a place where people don't equate "changing the world!" with "finding a new way to sell socks on the internet!"
Certainly I would never say this goal is comparable to anything in medicine, but the domain does have ambitions beyond simply making money.