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Simone Salis
Personal blog · simone.orgaiphilosophyculture
Simone Salis's personal blog at simone.org covers ai, philosophy and culture. Since 2022, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 46 times, most often “What if we made advertising illegal?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-21, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Its essay on advertising, which argues for making advertising illegal, is cited by HN readers in discussions of ads, the web and GenAI. Commenters link it as support or as a related read.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Head of Innovation & AI Systems. I ship production AI where the rules are strict. Founder of Agensum. Italian aesthetics, American pragmatism.
Most-linked posts?
- What if we made advertising illegal?6 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2025-04-02
- Is Consumerism the Biggest Religion?2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-05-01
- Screen Time Doesn't Matter2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-13
- How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-05-30
What Hacker News says?
It always starts with people doing real positive-sum work and then grifters and parasites come along and ruin it. We could make advertising illegal: https://simone.org/advertising/
Comment linking /advertising/
on “This website is for humans”Submitted What if we made advertising illegal? as a story · 1975 points
HN discussionRelevant read (not my own): https://simone.org/advertising/
Comment linking /advertising/
on “Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psychotic episode”Submitted AI 'Street Photography' Isn't Photography: What We Lose by Simulating Experience as a story · 41 points
HN discussionI was thinking of this post that made the rounds here some weeks ago: https://simone.org/advertising/
Comment linking /advertising/
on “Every Fucking Website”Submitted The Lost Art of Single-Tasking Devices as a story · 17 points
HN discussionOr... we could just make advertising illegal[0]. It would be really nice to get rid of one parasitic zero-sum "industry" without feeding all intellectual output into a slop machine which resells it without credit or compensation. [0]: https://simone.org/advertising/
Comment linking /advertising/
on “If we can find information by asking GenAI, who needs the Web?”Submitted The 'Pro' Paradox and the Allure of Style over Substance as a story · 15 points
HN discussionSubmitted What If We Made Advertising Illegal? as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted What if we made advertising illegal? as a story · 8 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is Consumerism the Biggest Religion? as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted In Praise of Inconvenience: The Hidden Costs of a Convenient World as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is Consumerism the Biggest Religion? as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Lost Art of Single-Tasking Devices as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Overreality – How Tech Is Betting on Your Discontent with Reality as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted If algorithmic media improves content, why does everything feel worse? as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted What If We Made Advertising Illegal? as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Consumerism: The First Universal Religion Humans Practice as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Productivity Paradox: Why Doing More Leads to Less as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Tyranny of Defaults: Why the Worst Monopolies Are in Your Mind as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Weirding of the World: Seeking Purpose and Connection in Disconnected Times as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Postcard and the Thing Itself (On Falling in Love with Ideas) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Make Smart Devices Dumber as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted I Make Smart Devices Dumber: A Privacy Advocate's Reflection as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Algorithmic Diet for Your Mind as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Screen Time Doesn't Matter as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Photographer Who Takes No Pictures as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Antiportfolio: Counter-Advice for Aspiring Artists as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Attention Wars: Why Creative Time Is Now Contraband as a story · 2 points
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