But advertising was always targeted. All those sleazy manipulative TV ads that sway angsty teenagers, targeted. Those baby faces that spin up any hormonal lady,

But advertising was always targeted. All those sleazy manipulative TV ads that sway angsty teenagers, targeted. Those baby faces that spin up any hormonal lady, targeted. The boobs that make plethysmographs spike, targeted. The internet just shifted the targeting balance from the form of the ad to the delivery of the ad. People may believe advertising is breaking the world, but the truth is it is people themeselves that break it.