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From context, the OP likes it because it provides evidence that surveillance efforts against them are failing. For me, a second reason to prefer them is that a
by _jal 7y ago
From context, the OP likes it because it provides evidence that surveillance efforts against them are failing.
For me, a second reason to prefer them is that ads are noise. If the semantic content of that noise stays irrelevant, it is easier to ignore.
People can have a ton of other reasons, like avoiding temptation.
My turn - genuine question: did you honestly not know people feel this way?
- maroonblazer 7y agoAs evidenced by your and the other comments, there's more than one answer to the question. The parent's explanation for knowing if their defensive measures were working were novel to me, so I was curious as to the motivation.
- jasonlotito 7y agoI know for myself, I always find it curious how people are against targeted advertising in certain areas, but completely willing to accept it in others, sometimes without realizing it. It's always amusing to me reading this on HN where targeted advertising takes place and no one bats and eye.
- DataWorker 7y agoAre you a targeted ad by your own definition then? If everything is targeted advertising then nothing is, which seems to be your thesis.
- jasonlotito 7y ago> Are you a targeted ad by your own definition then? How am I a targeted ad? I didn't say everyone on HN is a targeted ad. However, HN does show targeted ads. > which seems to be your thesis. Not even close. You should reread my comment for what it says, not what you want it to say so you can try to reply with a witless comment.
- DataWorker 7y agoSorry I thought you were saying something worth commenting on, but you were saying something else. Can you point me to some examples of targeted advertising here? I mostly see comments and submissions and if those can count as ads then that’s not a useful definition of ads to me. Maybe you mean something else though.