>i have always wondered about people who work in teams whose sole purpose is using all the tricks in the book to track other people online and accurately target

>i have always wondered about people who work in teams whose sole purpose is using all the tricks in the book to track other people online and accurately target them with ads and whatsnot. i wonder if these people are being "authentic" in the sense this article is portraying. are these people truly sad or something? Their authentic self, much like the capitalists many of them will decry, is likely one of holding the value that hording resources and status (via money) comes above all else. I'm sure they likely deflect from this by instead vocally focusing on more visible traits and its experience/influence in society. >didn't one of the google execs say they warn their guests about their digital assistants in their houses? Yes - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50048144 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50048144