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You are worth $16,050 to Google in ad value - stop giving them money (proton.me)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [M] to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world
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An interesting deep-dive into how Google profiles and values different users.

It highlights that even though the service is "free", the sheer value each user holds to Google from their data and ad-revenue. And with that, the impact you can have by leaving them.

If you haven't already switched, you can check out the guide below to get started:

https://purchasewithpurpose.io/

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[–] 17 points 4 months ago

It's an average. Some people are going to bring it down, some people bring it up. I take a certain pride in doing my best to bring it down, but at the end of the day living in a capitalist hellscape, you have to concede it's going to get you at least a little.

Because it's not just clicking on sponsored Google links. You may never directly buy something sponsored, but by giving them your data, you give them demographic information to find people like you that might be more prone to clicking links, and that helps.

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