> Likewise, one of the great things about GChat was that it felt so un-monetized. Maybe it felt un-monetized, but discovering reality that it’s not caused me t

> Likewise, one of the great things about GChat was that it felt so un-monetized. Maybe it felt un-monetized, but discovering reality that it’s not caused me to dump almost all Google products immediately. When chatting with my friend I introduced him to several new concepts and products over the course of a conversation. We found that immediately after discussing said product, he would get advertisements for said product on Instagram. I know when things are free, you are the product, but that was way too efficiently creepy.