tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post5694081254680507982..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Buying Chicken from Big BrotherAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-60160080897482643602013-06-26T04:57:06.825-04:002013-06-26T04:57:06.825-04:00I also like Debra's theme. I try to remind m...I also like Debra's theme. I try to remind myself that Every. Single. Ad is meant ot lure me to something commercial. (heck, we even CALL them "TV Commercials" don't we?!)<br /><br />in hte other side, as a bit of a techie, the underlying idea of this data-mining is kinda neat to my brain. <br /><br />It follows with a semi-unrelated theory I argue with a good friend regarding "NSA-like scrutiny". Yes, I think it's invading my privacy, but.. BUT.. like the old romanticized "Small Town community", everyone there knew everyone's business too. Much more so than you probably know your neighbors now. There was an almost sort of comfortable privacy, in the fact everyone knew your shit, and just didn't bother you about it. <br /><br />Back to Ads, knowing your customers will always be the best method of selling stuff, it's just where we draw hte line in the sand between "soft/Hard sells".Maebiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818255129828936381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-53867616782837796512013-06-25T23:10:24.165-04:002013-06-25T23:10:24.165-04:00It's difficult - for me, anyway - not to get a...It's difficult - for me, anyway - not to get angry when watching blatant attempts at manipulation.<br />But I reckon Debra's right: if we can see it and we can name it, we can avoid it.<br />But what about the millions who either can't see it or don't want to?<br />I don't know. I just work here, pulling data from databases for the nefarious use of an actuary.<br />Love,<br />Terri in JoburgAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-75528402206668998982013-06-25T14:04:04.787-04:002013-06-25T14:04:04.787-04:00The other way to deal with it is simply by realizi...The other way to deal with it is simply by realizing that every ad we see or hear is a manipulative lie. Once you don't believe them, you are free. Albeit living in a cesspool of lies, but still.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com