I think that people here (rightly) dislike advertising and having their privacy invaded to target them, not specifically targeted advertising vs. untargeted. A

I think that people here (rightly) dislike advertising and having their privacy invaded to target them, not specifically targeted advertising vs. untargeted. As an aside, something happened to my instagram ad-targeting profile a few months ago and the ads that I normally get (tech-industry stuff, photography, art shows, books...) were replaced by what I assume were lowest-common-denominator general population ads (replica-of-expensive-items scams, crypto scams, investment scams, sports, populist politicians, pawnshops, wedding services...) for a couple of weeks; it was as if looking in a nightmarish mirror universe.