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2026-08-02 23:25 UTC
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@Dicer@poa.st 2026-08-03 08:31
@merchantHelios@poa.st Very austic. The way I see all this data collection is a successful propaganda campaign by Google to convince both people and companies that these data are predictive in a real way. They are "more successful" on people's who're already thinking of making a purchase in advance, think of it like advertising pizzas to a guy that's already in front of the pizzaria and his hand is on the door handle. If I am to look at my own parents as to how influencing these targeted ads, I can count in one hand, 3, the times my mom made a purchasing decision based on targeted ads. And all 3 decisions were to things we already were thinking about, like battery powered vaccuum so it's easier to clean the staircase than hauling a 10lbs vaccuum that's always tethered to a plug.