> It hasn't sat down with you over countless dinners and nights out and got to know you That's how humans convince themselves that they know somebody to satisf

> It hasn't sat down with you over countless dinners and nights out and got to know you That's how humans convince themselves that they know somebody to satisfy their own need to be able to trust somebody and to be trusted. Statistical analysis is how you gain actual information. Information that's relevant to understand - so as to be able to manipulate - fears, desires, and opinions on the population level. And yeah, you're gonna serve some ads to people in the process. Gotta make it look legit somehow.