> Please remember that State of Utopia is not a business.
I'm not talking about the "State of Utopia". I'm talking about advertising. Since I don't really have a clue what this "State of Utopia" is about, if that's the real topic of discussion, then I have nothing useful to add.
> It sounds like your answer defers this to times that you are actively searching for products.
Yes.
> Are you all right with our ads showing up in your search results when using our state search engine to browse for products that meet your needs, and if you can see that these ads do not track you?
I would accept that such ads wouldn't have serious ethical issues, if that's what you mean. But, honestly, I wouldn't pay attention to ads. When I'm looking for a solution to some problem I have, a search engine isn't the only (sometimes not even the primary) method I use and I ignore any obvious advertising that may turn up in the course of it. Sales pitches are not useful to me for this.
I'm not talking about the "State of Utopia". I'm talking about advertising. Since I don't really have a clue what this "State of Utopia" is about, if that's the real topic of discussion, then I have nothing useful to add.
> It sounds like your answer defers this to times that you are actively searching for products.
Yes.
> Are you all right with our ads showing up in your search results when using our state search engine to browse for products that meet your needs, and if you can see that these ads do not track you?
I would accept that such ads wouldn't have serious ethical issues, if that's what you mean. But, honestly, I wouldn't pay attention to ads. When I'm looking for a solution to some problem I have, a search engine isn't the only (sometimes not even the primary) method I use and I ignore any obvious advertising that may turn up in the course of it. Sales pitches are not useful to me for this.