Subj : Re: The Worst Programming Language Ever
To   : Spectre
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Apr 29 2022 21:28:08

 Sp>  Du> This has happened to me, and I wonder whether or not, for example, if
 Sp>  Du> discuss fire extinguishers with someone, and then I see an ad for fir
 Sp> 
 Sp> There's also the issue of raised perception.  Same theory when you buy a
 Sp> new car, or someone you know does and all of a sudden you see that make
 Sp> and model everywhere on the road.  Even if they seemed few and far
 Sp> between before, you're now more attuned to them so you spot them.
 Sp> 
 Sp>  Du> And the ads are not triggering on what I am saying, but on the news s
 Sp>  Du> or article that put the memetic content out there.
 Sp> 
 Sp> The other burning question is.... if an ad arrived would you miss it
 Sp> completely if you hadn't been talking about it regardless of other
 Sp> happenings and content in the world :)
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

I think it is a matter of raised perception.  There have been people who've noted this, but people who would be in a better position to know have said they don't eavesdrop.  It would be quite difficult to do so, far, far harder than tracking web browsing habits.

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