Many people have written in lately *begging* us to spend more money on advertising, because they found Udemy first. They’re mad since it seemed like the only option based on what was showing in their feeds. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face"> Fascinating…

Ads definitely have the power to interrupt the decision making process, but so far I’ve opted out of mass advertising because I don’t like supporting the data collection model of large advertisers.

If there was a way to do it without feeding the data collection beast, maybe… But so far, it’s an internal conflict of ethics and morals.

Ultimately though, we ALL opt in. Me posting this tweet, searching on google, or viewing content on Instagram is a choice. And it’s all funded by ads.

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