No, it's a security and privacy issue. I refuse to change the way I think about something corrupt, greedy, invasive and opportunist, and so should you.
On 1 December 2013 10:57, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > Its called targeted advertising. If you don't want to see ads, the use an > ad blocker, or don't use the internet. If you don't want them tracking you > then don't use search engines. Or don't use the internet. > Personally, I want things. If there is something cool out there that I > want to buy and i'm happy to give them my money for it, but I don't know it > exists, then I want them to tell me about it. That's targeted advertising > that I want. If I see an ad for something that i don't want, then they have > missed their mark. Advertising is a fine balance between hitting and > missing that mark. Blanket advertising is easier and cheaper but more > likely to annoy. Targeted advertising that is accurate is more expensive > but if accurate enough, then untrusting people will get annoyed. > I assert your relationship to money is your problem here. How you think > about money and how untrusting you are that people are trying to take your > money off you has you feel this way. > If you thought there was an abundance of money then why would you care if > someone was trying to take your money? On the other hand if you live your > life as if there is a shortage of money and you have to protect what you > have at all costs, then these ads will look very suspicious to you. > Remember money does not exist in the real world. Its a conversation > constructed by humans. Do you think your cat gives a flying damn about how > much money you have? Do you think your cat gets annoyed at the advertising > on your TV? > > If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it then change > how you think of it. Or get off the internet. ;) >
